Life, 1895-09-26 · page 1 of 16
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# Life Magazine, September 26, 1895 This page features a satirical cartoon about courtship delays. The illustration shows three women on a toboggan or sleigh, with the caption: "Don't you think you would better make him wait a year?" / "Dear me, no! Why, at the end of the year I might not want to marry him." The joke targets Victorian-era dating customs, specifically the social expectation that women should make suitors wait extended periods before accepting proposals. The cartoon satirizes this convention by suggesting such delays are counterproductive—a woman might reconsider her feelings if forced to wait too long. The ornate left border and decorative header with "LIFE" are typical of the magazine's art nouveau design aesthetic from the 1890s.
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VOLUME XXVI. NEW YORK, SEPTEMBER 26, 1895. NUMBER 665. Entered at the New York Post Office as Second-Class Mail Matter. Copyright, 1895, by Mitcuert & Mitre. DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS. “Dos'T VOU THINK YOU WOULD BETTER MAKE HIM WAIT A YEAR?” “DEAR ME, NO! WHY, AT THE END OF THE YEAR I MIGHT NOT WANT TO MARRY HIM.” comicbooks.com