Life, 1912-08-01 · page 12 of 40
Life — August 1, 1912 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts a royal court scene titled "The Next Durbar (Newport)," satirizing high society's pretensions. A uniformed military figure (likely a visiting dignitary) shakes hands with a woman in elaborate dress, while observers note that "nothing but crowns will be worn by every one in honor of their contemplated visit." The satire mocks Newport's social elite for their obsessive, crown-wearing formality in honor of royal visitors—suggesting they treat themselves as pseudo-royalty. The page also contains three separate pieces: "Those Old Songs" (nostalgic verse), "When First I Saw Sweet Peggy" (romantic poem), and "The High Prices" (commentary on inflation affecting both wealthy and poor households). These address early 20th-century social concerns about rising costs and nostalgia.
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THE NEXT DURBAR (NEWPORT) ~ othe Cushing~ HEARING THAT NOTHING BUT CROWNS WILL BZ WORN BY EVERY ONE IN HONOR OF THEIR CONTEMPLATED VISIT, THEIR MAJESTIES HAVE DETERMINED NOT TO BE OUTDONE Those Old Songs CANNOT sing the old songs, Like Sally in Our Alley; I dreamt I dwelt in Marble Halls, I'm dreaming now of Hallie. By the Blue Alsatian Mountains I'd lay me doon and dee; Jennic, my own true loved one, Then you'll remember me. Could you come back to me Douglas, Douglas, Nevermore would I care to roam; 1 don’t want to play in your yard, I was seeing Nellie home. When first I saw swect Peggy, When the lights were dim and low. Oh, Laddie was somebody's darling; No, sir! No, sir! Not After the ball is over, Deep sorrow fills my cup; Oh,—I can’t sing the old songs,— I get them all mixed up! CW. IRST WEEK - END GUEST: Would you ask our hostess to lend us a motor? Seconn Weex-Enpn Guest: Good heavens, no; I'd as soon think of ask- ing her for a piece of string. The High Prices “The breakfast table of the rich and the dinner pail of the poor are both affected by the high prices,” says Mr. James J. Hill. HAT an indefatigable statistician he is, to be sure! We have no wish to quarrel with the statement, for we are unable to see how it can be otherwise than true. But how are they affected? Would it be too obvious to guess that the breakfast table of the man who gets high prices is af- fected one way and the dinner pail of the man who pays high prices is af- fected another way? comicbooks.co