Life, 1906-10-11 · page 9 of 24
Life — October 11, 1906 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon: "The House Beautiful"** A satirical illustration subtitled "Suggestion for a Bedroom for an Automobile Enthusiast." The drawing depicts a bedroom completely overtaken by automobile parts, tools, and equipment—bed, nightstands, and storage all integrated with car mechanics. A figure stands in the doorway amid the chaos. The joke mocks wealthy automobile enthusiasts of the early 20th century whose obsession with cars has consumed their domestic life entirely. It's social satire about how new technology and hobbyist passion can dominate and displace normal living. **Lower Content:** Three separate short literary pieces: "The Modern Novelist's Love Vocabulary" (poetic prose), "Designated" (a brief narrative), and "His Reason" (a dialogue joke about a constable arresting someone for trying to steal money for an automobile).
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ee GE / rieertars ane THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL SUGGESTION The Modern Noveli's Love Vocabulary S HE spoke to her, there was in his voice a burst of passionate resentment. She smiled a derisive smile. He thereupon stood up to his full height and towered above her. This would have disconcerted some girls, but not her. She let her eyes drop. He was startled out of himself. She immediately pulled herself together with a mighty effort. Which made him lower his voice to a whisper. She responded by tossing her head in the air. At this his heart almost ceased to beat. But he superbly controlled himself. As she tured to leave the room he instinctively fol- lowed her, ‘There was a pause And a silence. His broad shoulders heaved. Same for her bosom, Maddened by his silence, a sigh escaped her ruby lips. FOR A BEDROOM YOR AN AUTOMOBILE ENTHUSIAST When he spoke again, it was in a manner strangely altered. She had never been more radiant than on that evening. He remarked this to himself. Suddenly he lost his head. At the same moment she threw her head on his shoulder. We will now leave them to themselves, Designated Some friends living luxuriously in a Stanford White house in Connecticut, an elaborately appointed and well-servanted ménage, suddenly became affected with the vegetarian fad. One evening, when the dinner hour came, their solemn and unhappy English butler, having seen that the malted wheat flakes and shredded cornmeal and the graham sticks were on the sideboard, came to the door of the drawing-room and sol- emnly said, “Madam, Ir is served.” His Reason HE OWNER: Why are you arresting us? Tue Country Constante: Wal, I need th’ money. ying ter git enough from fees ter buy an automobile comicbooks.com