Life — March 5, 1908 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "A Woman's Glory" - Life Magazine, Page 242 This article by Mrs. Wilson Woodrowe critiques women who attend theatrical matinees, particularly commenting on a production of "Puccini's Elina, or How the Alienated the Alienists." The author satirizes female theater-goers for their emotional responses and perceived lack of intellectual engagement. The accompanying illustration depicts a woman in an elaborate dress, likely emphasizing the fashion-consciousness the author associates with such attendees. The piece's central satire targets women's supposed emotional irrationality—the author describes how a female character (Elina) manipulates her husband through tears and tenderness, and how real women in the audience similarly lose themselves in sentiment. The author concludes sarcastically: "Do you wonder, dear, that so many really refined women don't marry?"—suggesting that excessive emotionalism makes women undesirable as wives.