Life, 1902-04-10 · page 15 of 20
Life — April 10, 1902 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical humor typical of early 20th-century Life magazine: **Top Section**: "Analysis of a Six Weeks' Engagement (By the Man)" humorously quantifies a romantic engagement, listing waiting time, quarrels, kisses, and losses (sleep, weight, cigars). The joke is treating romance as a statistical/business problem, with the punchline being "Perfect bliss" lasts only half an hour while "Lasting satisfaction" leaves "No traces"—mocking male disillusionment with marriage. **Middle Cartoon**: A humorous neighbor note sent between Manhattan townhouses where a young woman is requested to stop undressing at her window during summer. The accompanying dialogue shows theatrical modesty concerns. **Bottom Section**: "Some Historic Epigrams" collects satirical quotes attributed to public figures (Richard Croker, Mrs. Astor, Sarah Grand, O. Hammerstein). These mock contemporary society figures and theatrical pretensions—particularly targeting wealthy New York society and the theater world's pomposity. The right illustration shows a "Great Emperor"—likely a caricature of a theatrical or political figure, though identity is unclear from the image alone.
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-LIFE- 313 Analysis of a Six Weeks’ Engagement. (By THE MAN.) AITING ........ 49 hours. 10quarrels, averaging 2hours . . 20 “ Make-ups, 10,at 30 minutes. . . . . 5 3,104 kisses, averaging 48 seconds . 43 Silences 2. 2 2 2 ee ee ee Interview with father 2 minutes. Changing rings. . . . 4 days. Loss of sleep, average per day 8 hours, Negotiatingloans. 2... . . 12% Amount of same . $850, Perfect bliss . . . dhalf hours. Medium bliss... . . + 10 s Tipstomaid . . . . 2 Liestold. 2... » . 88 Loss in weight . Crushed cigars. . . Satisfaction . . : Lasting satisfaction . . 8 pounds. 284. . Traces. . No traces. YOUNG lady living on the west side of Manhattan was recently in receipt of the following communica- tion, sent from the opposite house in the rear, and written in a boyish hand: Please don't bother to undress in front of your window any more. We are going away for the summer. Tom and Bob. HIS SENSE OF MODESTY “om! an. conen! IT WOULD BE AWFUL! 1 COULDN'T BEAR IT TO APPEAR ON TOR STAGE IN TlowTs.” “vat's DE MATTER? MAPN'T YoU GoT A Goop smare?” Some Historic Epigrams. A Misia ost save honor!” “Better to have loved extensively than Richard Croker. never to have loved at all!” “My predecessor made history; I must = _7he Sultan of Sulu to Lillian Russell. repair it!” —L, Nizon. “Tam it!”(With no apology to Louis XIV.) — Mrs. “ Divorce is the spice of life —Proverbsof the Four Hundred, “No man’s loss is irreparable ; no man is necessary ; the world need not go on!” sid —Sarah Grand, * All the world’s a stage ; and Ikey owns it” “Nothing is too good for Art; nothing too bad for the Syndicate.”” —Procerbs of the Theatre, “A theatre, another theatre, and theatres forever !"—0. Hammerstein, “The careless man and his automobile are soon separated.” OWL PORTRAIT UY A GREAT EMPEROR. comicbooks.com