Life, 1909-12-02 · page 56 of 80
Life — December 2, 1909 — page 56: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and literary content** rather than political satire. The main elements include: **Wine Advertisement** (top): A. de Luze & Fils promotes Bordeaux clarets and Sauternes through major American retailers. **Literary Critique** (left): Arthur Guiterman's satirical poem reviews H.G. Wells' *Ann Veronica*, criticizing the novel's moral stance. The poem argues that the book—which depicts an unmarried couple running away together and later marrying—endorses behavior Guiterman considers immoral: abandoning marriage vows and social conventions. He calls their conduct "rotten" despite the characters' justification as "Facing Facts" and rejecting "antiquated" social pledges. **Fashion Magazine Advertisement** (right): *Toilettes* advertises itself as America's authoritative fashion journal, offering dressmaking guidance and advance fashions. The Guiterman piece reflects **early 20th-century conservative anxieties** about changing sexual and marital attitudes depicted in progressive literature—Wells' novel was considered scandalous for its sympathetic treatment of infidelity and elopement.
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A. DE LUZE & FILS BORDEAUX CLA SAUTERNES RETS AND ADE LUZE & FILS BORDEAUX FRANCE SOLD BY PARK & TILFORD - JOHN WAGNER & SONS - JOHN H. MAGRUDER New York Philadelphia Washington, D.C. S.C. HERBST IMPORTING CO. Milwauk: GOLDBERG, BOWEN 4 CO. + San Fra S. S. PIERCE CO., Boston GENERAL AGENTS FOR THE UNITED STATES Yh Airay, “Ann Veronica” (By H.G. Wells. Harper & Bros.) HILE Ann the Maid and Capes the Male Are shown as free, delightful crea~ tures, ‘Twere well to strip this lively tale And weigh its bald, essential fea- tures: The man and maiden loved, of course, But Capes was bound in Hymen’s tether; And since his wife declined divorce, The lovers ran away together. At last—(the author hasn't said Exactly how the point was carried; s the Cruel Wife is de We find the loving couple married, Without regrets, their names re- trieved, — To judge from scattered conversa- tions, In good estate and ece By Ann’s intensely prim relations. They call their conduct “ Facing Brave souls! they scorn the foolish cumber Of Pledges, Honor, Social Pacts ‘And such like antiquated lumber. Perhaps I err—I sometimes do; There may be points that I've for- gotten; But, should you ask a private view, I'd say this thing is simply rotten. Arthur Guiterman, Dull, Did You Say? From time to time some person with a reverence for the printed word arises to complain that we have no weekly periodi cals devoted wholly or chiefly to the serious discussion of books and kindred topics. Why, with our enormous appe- tite for reading and the steady growth of a “leisure class,” is there no demand for the literary “review” that abounds in England? True, we have the Natio: th its reprint of book reviews from th, ning Post; doubtless there are per sons in the self-centered East who have derived enjoyment from the more sprightly Dial, published bi-weekly in Chicago. But London has its Spectator Athenaeum, Nation, Saturday Review Academy. Again, if one takes into con. (Continued on page 817) WOULD YOU KNOW HOW TO BE WELL DRESSED? Iotletles EMMA M, HOOPER, 2uditor. The original and_ practical Fashion Noiteaal of America. Its styles are recognized as the best authority on dress- making; always exclusive. Full of ideas, advance fashions nowhere else found; ahead of all. $2.00 per year; single copies 25 cents. With which is combined Junior Toilettes, invaluable to mothers and in the home. _ Sample copics on applica- tion. We want one representative in every town. * Of all booksellers, or address directly Toilettes Fashion Co. A New York Corporation with a Paid Up Capital of $100,000 236-238 Fifth Ave., Opp. Madison Sq. NEW YORK comicbooks.com