Life, 1912-11-07 · page 13 of 60
Life — November 7, 1912 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a poem titled "Memory" by Evelyn Louisa Everett, expressing nostalgia for a lost love—a romantic, melancholic piece typical of early 20th-century sentimental literature. The main illustration below, captioned "That Cheerful Moment / When You Are Asked to Say Grace," depicts a dinner party scene showing social awkwardness. Four well-dressed diners sit around a table while one man appears uncomfortable or hesitant—the moment when someone must offer a blessing before the meal. The satire targets the social convention of saying grace, suggesting that this traditionally religious ritual had become an uncomfortable, tension-filled obligation for modern diners, likely reflecting declining religiosity or changing social attitudes toward public prayer.
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OTTO LT TTT FLUNG my life, my hope, my joy, To Love—before his feet He tortured, teased them, tossed them by— Yet Jove, ah, love was sweet. My youth is gone, my faith is gone— I dwell in pale despair— Yet, dreaming of the other days, T know that Love was fair. Yet, dreaming of the other days, T know that Love was Light, And that I hold its glitter here, Altho’ it is the night. —Leolyn Louise Everett. THAT CHEERFUL MOMENT WHEN YOU ARE ASKED TO SAY GRACE comicbooks.com