Life — December 30, 1897 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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# "Unusual Ceremonies" - Life Magazine Cartoon This satirical cartoon depicts an angel conducting what appears to be a marriage or legal ceremony, presiding over two small children labeled "GEMINI" (the zodiac twins). On the left stands Lady Justice, identifiable by her scales and blindfold, while other figures observe. The satire likely mocks early 20th-century occult or pseudoscientific practices—possibly astrology's influence on legal/social matters, or satirizes unusual marriage customs or legal ceremonies of the era. The presence of Justice alongside the angel and zodiac reference suggests the cartoon critiques how superstition or pseudoscience were influencing serious legal or social institutions that should rely on reason and law. The exact ceremony being mocked remains unclear from the image alone.