Life, 1895-10-17 · page 7 of 20
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 247 The main illustration depicts a social scene with two women and a man in formal dress. The dialogue between "Alice" and "Sally" addresses gossip: Alice says "They tell awful stories about her. Do you think there is any truth in them?" Sally replies "I'm afraid not."—a joke about how rumors lose their salacious appeal when they're actually true. Below, the "On the Surface" section contains brief satirical commentary on contemporary issues: Vassar College enrollment, Spanish colonial policy in Cuba, Bishop Coxe's criticism of "police society" dances, hop growers opposing Sunday-closing laws, and Lady Aberdeen's philanthropic activities. These are disconnected social observations typical of Life's weekly satirical format, mocking various institutions and public figures of the period.
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THEY TELL AWFUL STORIES ABOUT HER. I'M AFRAID NOT. Do YOU THINK THERE IS ANY TRUTH IN THEM? THE SURFACE. bY casio COLLEGE reports a largely in- creased membership. The Freshman class numbers over two hundred. Two hundred future homes to O be made happy. HE Spanish Govern- ment announces that it has under consideration a plan for the “ moral and material ‘8 A pacification” of Cuba, Lire won- “} * ders whether this “ pacification " is to be done with a club or with the surviving instruments of the Spanish Inquisition. Spain's reputation as a pacifier is out of sight. HERE is only one organization competent to deal with Bishop Coxe. That divine has applied the term “lascivious " to the dances of polite society, and it remains with the American Association of Dancing Masters to make reply. The matter should be settled by a joint debate between the Association and the Bishop. CONTEMPORARY claims that the hop growers and hop dealers of New York are opposed to the Sunday- closing law because it means a decreased consumption of beer. We fail to see the connection. HE bloomers still go on. Lady Aberdeen—the flower of philanthropy and essence of British propriety—has taken to them in connection with a bicycle, When the British matron yields, the citadel is taken, comicbooks.com