Life, 1903-07-30 · page 3 of 24
Life — July 30, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main illustration shows a woman reclining in a gondola under moonlight—a romantic scene accompanying the musical notation "Con moto tranquillo e dolce" (gently and sweetly). Below are three satirical pieces: **"Nobody's Boy"** mocks working-class ambition, suggesting a nursery child will eventually find "proper places" in society's hierarchy. **"Diamonds"** satirizes wealth inequality: Eight American women owned five million dollars' worth of diamonds at a recent London ball, yet many women lack even the "crust" (basic means) to wear them. The satire questions whether such luxury is genuinely "recherché" (refined) or merely fierce. **"Bad news"** offers a cynical observation that bad news is generally accepted as true—a comment on public credulity. The small bird illustration's caption remains unclear from the OCR.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Nobody’s Boy. ATHER'S in the nursery Taking care of baby. Mother's at the Woman's Club Talking — scrapping, maybe. Some day baby ‘n’ I will play Poker and the races. Then we'll all of us, no doubt, Be in our proper places. 7. M. PACH rang of the ladder makes the climber’s burden heavier, and the falling bricks harder on the passer-by. D. Capid. CON MOTO TRANQUILLO E DOLCE, Diamonds. j\IGHT (8) American women wore five (5) million dollars’ worth of diamonds at a recent ball in London. There are women with diamonds who haven't the crust to wear them. There are women with crust who haven't the diamonds. The coincidence of the crust and the diamonds is certainly recherché, if not actually fierce. B* news can generally be accepted as true. Barchetta. Op. 1003, Bird: rang. ur! BUT ruI8 18 4 LONG BILL comicbooks.com