Life, 1901-06-20 · page 5 of 20
Life — June 20, 1901 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# "Reflections of a Mirror—XI" This illustration depicts a woman in an elegant interior, gazing at what appears to be a mirror or framed reflection. The accompanying text describes a nostalgic narrative: the narrator discovered unwelcome news that their home would be broken up, discovered their mistress's uncle had sold family items, and found their portrait replaced—which they had owned for years. They later repurchased it from a merchant. The satire critiques the transience of material possessions and domestic life among the wealthy. The "mirror" title suggests this piece reflects social commentary about ownership, loss, and the ironic nature of having to repurchase one's own belongings. It appears to be part of a serialized satirical column examining upper-class anxieties and the instability of wealth.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
WANA AWAN SA A! 4 y 4 4 a \ A A) 4 4¢ y nl , ¢ A he FA Zz 4 od be 1 QRNANNANNY REFLECTIONS OF A MIRROR—XI. Some years after the events related.1 heard the unwelcome news that the home was to he broken up, my mis having long since passed away. She took # last, long look st me « : my frame so many years before, gazed sadly at It for some time, and then replaced It with great tenderness. Many of the house- hold belongings Were sold privately, and | Was purchased bya merchant who sent me South, Where I Was agatn sold at auction. comicbooks.com