Life, 1915-09-30 · page 13 of 45
Life — September 30, 1915 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes gender dynamics and marriage through two sections: **Main Illustration**: Shows a couple in a bathtub together, with the caption "REGINALD DARLING, I HOPE THIS WILL DO OUR COLD GOOD." The cartoon mocks marital compromises and domestic intimacy during illness—suggesting couples share close quarters even when unwell. **"Some Kinds of Talking Women"**: A typology mocking female conversational habits. It describes the woman who monopolizes discussion, uses flattery to redirect focus to herself, remains silent when having nothing to say (but talks incessantly anyway), and asks questions only to keep talking about herself. **"Popular Lies"**: Satirizes common marital boasts—husbands claiming decades without arguments, wives claiming financial prudence—exposing the gap between domestic mythology and reality. The overall tone critiques both marital pretense and female chattiness.
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601 Some Kinds of Talking Women The Woman Who tells you all about something in such a way as to leave you in complete ignor- ance of the essential things which you wanted to know about. Who flatters you about yourself as a screen to give herself the opportunity to talk about herself. Who is silent when she has nothing to say. This woman talks incessantly. Who asks you what you think about something and then heads you off from telling by keeping on talking herself. You marry. Popular Lies “WES, sir, my wife and I have lived together thirty years and have never had a cross word.” “My summer vacation cost me exactly four dollars and sixty cents a day. Anyone who spends more than that is a base plutocrat.” “T make a rule to pay all my bills regularly in cash on the first day of every month. Then there's no question.” “If I thought there was any doubt about my making your daughter happy, sir, I should be the last man in the world to ask her to marry me.” “But, my dear, this is only my second cigar to-day.” “Yes, sir. Ten thousand miles in that car of mine, and my total bill for repairs is “REGINALD DARLING, 1 HOPE THIS WILL DO OUR COLD Goon” cighteen cents.” comicbooks.com