Life, 1911-10-12 · page 41 of 48
Life — October 12, 1911 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This is a satirical story about "Little Arthur, the Boy Magnate"—a wealthy young man recently returned from the Peace Conference in Europe who decides it's time to marry. The humor centers on Arthur's naive assumption he can find a "perfect woman" meeting all his specifications, while his parents gently reality-check him: his father notes women come in "varieties" and you can't get "everything you want in one"; his mother warns that even docile women "usually outgrow it." The satire targets wealthy young men's unrealistic marital expectations and the old-money assumption that any problem (including finding a wife) can be solved through wealth and deliberation. The "Boy Magnate" likely refers to a wealthy industrialist's son—a common figure in Life's satirical commentary on American wealth and privilege.
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