Life, 1903-10-29 · page 6 of 20
Life — October 29, 1903 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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The top illustration shows an elegant horse-drawn carriage procession, captioned "An Even Thing." The dialogue between Mrs. Winterby and Winterby jokes about new horses: she notes they're performing well, while he suggests they must be doing better than their previous pair—implying the old horses were purchased from someone who "paid for those horses," likely a reference to being swindled. This appears to be social satire about the upper class and conspicuous consumption. The humor targets wealthy individuals' anxieties about being cheated in expensive purchases and the social one-upmanship involved in displaying fine horses and carriages. The page also contains book reviews, including discussion of historical and literary works. The small illustration on the right is labeled "A Nightclub."
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