Life, 1922-01-05 · page 7 of 34
Life — January 5, 1922 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a portrait sketch of actress **Ina Claire**, labeled as appearing in *"Bluebeard's Eighth Wife."* Below is a poem by **Louise Saunders** about wives and marriage. The poem satirizes attitudes toward polygamy and multiple marriages. It argues that men who take many wives in abundance deserve scorn, yet paradoxically "one might one's heart bestow" on such a man. The final couplet praises Claire as a rare and lovely bride, suggesting her desirability makes finding perfection in a partner nearly impossible. This appears to be a lighthearted commentary on marriage standards and romantic ideals, using the theatrical context of the Bluebeard tale (famously about a serial wife-killer) as the satirical framework. The piece celebrates Claire's attractiveness while poking fun at marital expectations.
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Ina Claire In “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife” IGHT wives some think not quite au fait, And think what joy when one has tried And look with scorn on such redundance. Buleshaussmere prejudice, ane. may, To reach, at last, so rare a bride By taking wives in great abundance, 2 Find just the girl in all the land Asrlovelyeina Claire! On whom one might one’s heart bestow. Unless one’s had a wide selection Can they know women, I demand, One cannot hope to find perfection. Who only one wife know? And spurned both dark and fair, Louise Saunders. Copyright Life Pub. Co. comicbooks.com