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# Life Magazine, August 1, 1895 This satirical page titled "Fitted for Each Other" depicts a couple contemplating marriage. The woman appears fashionably dressed in 1890s style, while the man wears a straw hat and casual attire. The satire mocks pre-marital anxieties about compatibility. The man's quote reveals his concerns about post-marriage restrictions: he wants to continue smoking cigarettes, playing poker, drinking, and staying out late—activities he assumes marriage will prohibit. The woman's response—"I am glad to hear you say so. I was afraid we wouldn't be perfect companions"—suggests she approves of these habits, making them apparently "fitted" for each other. This reflects turn-of-the-century anxieties about marital roles and the "New Woman" of the 1890s, who challenged traditional domestic expectations.
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~e VOLUME XXvVI. NEW YORK, AUGUST 1, 1895. NUMBER 657. Entered at the New York Post Office as Second-Class Mail Matter. Copyright, 189, by Mircnett & Mutter. peehicans SVM. at! —_F FITTED FOR EACH OTHER. “SO THERE WILL BE NOTHING TO CONCEAL AFTER WE ARE MARRIED, DEAREST, I MAY AS WELL TELL YOU THAT 1 SMOKE CIGARETTES, PLAY POKER, DRINK AND AM RARELY HOME. BEFORE ONE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNIN “LAM GLAD TO HEAR YOU SAY SO, I WAS AFRAID WE WOULDN'T BE PERFECT COMPANIONS.” omicbooks.