Life, 1911-06-29 · page 16 of 45
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This is a society gossip page satirizing wealthy upper-class social conventions. The humor relies on deliberately absurd names ("Pussie Innitt," "Stoney Glare," "Loafingwell Kubb," "Flootsie Spend") that mock the pretentiousness of society figures. The fake pedigrees and accomplishments are equally ridiculous ("Goldengrafts have always been fashionable"). The central cartoon depicts a bride "seemingly unconscious of the expenditure"—satirizing wealthy women's indifference to honeymoon costs. The accompanying editorial ironically advises on economizing honeymoons while noting costs have risen from "$200-500 to $1,000," mocking both inflation and the culture of conspicuous consumption among the wealthy. The cartoon of a couple (captioned "Letting her know too soon just what he really is") likely jokes about post-marriage disillusionment. Overall, the page ridicules the vanity, materialism, and superficiality of high society through exaggerated names and situations.
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R. and Mrs. Knott Bright returned yesterday on the Kaiscrina Wil- helmina der Grosser. They had a good passage. Mr. Bright says he wears thicker clothes in winter than in sum- mer. That was a lovely wedding last week of Miss Paintic Byrne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gottito Byrne, to Mr. E. Pami- nondas Hollohed. The Rev. Dr. Soapey Chinnor performed the ceremony. Miss Julia Gadding and Miss Pussie Innitt were the bride's attendants. Mr. and Mrs. Stoney Glare—Mrs. Glare is a daughter of Mr. Pursey Strutt-—are visiting the Stilor Nuthens at Lenox. Mrs. Glare was one of the Baltimore Terrapyns. Among the Newport cottagers in New York last week were Mrs. Billy Muchin- print, Mrs. Emtee Gabber, Mrs. Graiton Klose, and Mrs. Newe Butsolid. Mrs. Newe Butsolid’s first husband was one of the Rhode Island Goldengrafts. The Goldengrafts have always been fashion- able. -LIFE-; Society MISS GAUDIE SHARPE WHILE THE BRIDE 18 SEEMINGLY UNCON- SCIOUS OF THE EXPENDITURE as we have usually selected young ladies from seventeen to twenty-two, of prepos- sessing appearance, we have had no dif- ficulty, except, of course, in the first two instances, when the partner of our joys and sorrows was so far advanced in years that about all we could do was to unite the first of them with an aged custom house officer and the second with a retired insurance agent. We shall ‘see to it, however, that no lady who marries us shall ever be in want, and the whole machinery of this office, if need be, will be back of her happi ness, We had not intended to speak of this personal matter, but it gives us a fitting excuse to call attention—authoritatively -—to the fact that the honeymoon sca- son is now on hand, and to give to our customers, both old and prospective. without charge, a few simple directions about the conduct of a honeymoon, Along with other luxuries, the cost of honeymoons has of late years steadily advancing. There a time when we could absolutely guarantee a successful honeymoon, with everything complete, for from two to five hundred dollars. Nowadays a thousand is none too much. Owing, however, to special been Mr. Orval Manners, of Boston, who is to marry Miss Flootsie Spend, daugh- ter of Mr, and Mrs, Gatheran Spend, of this city, on Wednesday next, gave his farewell bachelor dinner last evening at the Hotel Robb. It was a merry party. Soakley Pinhead and Trowsers Van Guzzle danced a hornpipe on the dinner table. Miss Gaudie Sharpe, only daughter of the Hon. Stock Sharpe, had a narrow escape ast Friday, She spent the en- tire afternoon at a bridge party, where- as, had she stood on a railway track she might have been killed. Her father is a partner of G. Bluepoint Handorgan. Mr. and Mrs. Gadd Weeritt will spend the latter part’ of August at their charm- ing estate, Surplus-on-the-Land. We have it on good authority that Mr. Loafingwell Kubb is engaged to Miss Emily Tatius, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Austen Tatius. It will be a_ brilliant match, Both are quite talented. Loaf- ingwell himself designs his own dog col- lars, have with leading hotels at Niagara, Washington and well-known honeymoon centres, we can obtain for those friends who register their names with us a lower rate than charged to outsiders. Please bear in mind this important fact and send in your names at once. We desire, however, to urge upon every bridegroom the wisdom of econ- omy at this most vital time. It seems singular at a period when the bride is so forgetful of all material things, that arrangements we other LETTING HER’ KNOW TOO SOON JUST WHAT WE REALLY 1S, comicbooks.com