Life, 1903-04-30 · page 5 of 20
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# "When a Maiden Weds" and Related Pieces This page from *Life* magazine contains three separate satirical pieces: 1. **"When a Maiden Weds"**: A poem mocking the social dynamics surrounding weddings—friends appearing pleasant while envying the bride, and the expectation of gift-giving ("Cash to make a present"). 2. **"With a Fan"**: A romantic poem addressed to a fan-wielding woman, playing on Victorian courtship conventions and the symbolic language of fan use. 3. **"A King To-day"**: A prose satire on modern royalty, describing how contemporary "kings" are merely decorative figures—wealthy men displayed before society through clothes, champagne, and performance, with no real substance or understanding ("I never was good at figures"). The accompanying illustration depicts a woman at a piano, supporting the romantic/courtship themes throughout.
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“When a Maiden Weds.” W HEN a maiden weds, All her friends look pleasant, Cash to make a present, When a maiden weds, All her friends LOOK pleas- ant. “ Fypie.” $0 LONO AS COLONEL LEXINGTON MAD TO WEAR GLAsSes, UE INSISTED UPON WE. p THE RIGHT KIND. With a Fan. 1.0, fan of feathers, go and speak For me who do not dare to; Breathe, since she furnishes the cheek, My love which she is heir to. Watt her the coolest breeze you ean Out of the fragrant weather, And when you get her cold, dear Fan, We'll share her love together. Feliz Carmen, A_EING, today, is bata +X pompous figurehead— a dummy on which new clothes, champagnes and piano players are tried be- fore being presented to the public. __ = L O you understand, in these parlous times, the language of love?” “No, I never was good at figures.’ She; 1 wisi 1 UaD YOUR TALENT. “ WELL, THAT GoRS WITH ME.” comicbooks.com