Life, 1922-05-25 · page 26 of 34
Life — May 25, 1922 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical short pieces and advertisements typical of Life magazine's format. The main cartoon and accompanying text "The Young Hopeful" depicts a father lecturing his son about clearing debts through hard work and self-denial—the satire being the son's apparent indifference to this moral lecture, suggesting generational attitudes toward responsibility. The opening piece "Déclassée" satirizes wealthy American women who marry foreign nobility: when such women go abroad, they ostentatiously use their titles while concealing their husbands' names, implying social pretension and snobbery. The anecdote about "Mrs. Skinner" exemplifies this behavior. Other brief jokes mock small-town nosiness ("The Truth About Main Street"), British labor unions' pickiness ("More Unionism"), Scottish stinginess regarding wedding gifts, and marital communication gaps. The page is primarily advertising space, notably featuring Cunard shipping lines' advertisement for transatlantic service on the Mauretania and other vessels.
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CIS§OR5, ANT. | cls 5, AY Nyllv Déclassée When a rich American girl marries a foreign notability she rules him, as the saying is, with a rod of iron; but when a rich American man marries a proud for- The Truth About Main Street A jay town is one where the inhabitants take enough interest in you to care whether you live or die, sympathize with you in your afflictions, rejoice with you in your good fortune, help, also hinder, you and know all about what everything you own cost, or worry themselves sick trying to find out—Country Gentleman. More Unionism Steam Rotter Driver (to gentleman who has slipped on a banana skin): Git up, guv’nor! Git up! If 1 esse trousers, I’d ’ave the Amalga ciety of Trouser Pressers writin’ a narsty letter to my union. —Windsor Magazine (London). Nae Free Giftie THe Brive (inspecting the wedding presents): They're awfu’ fine, Wullie. THE BrivecRooM y, but maist o’ them are from folks no’ yet marrit, Jean—Punch. “But, Papa, a tragically? “Some men,” said Uncle Eben, “is so businesslike you gotta do mental arithme- tic all de time you’s talkin’ wif ’em.” —Washington Star. THE YOUNG HOPEFUL why take my debts so D Huss. I assure you, by hard > winter evenings. work, strict economy and the utmost self-denial you will succeed in clearing them off.” +Simplicissimus (Munich). eign girl he is apt to get it in the neck In the early 'eighties a millionaire named George H. Skinner married a beautify French girl of the highest social position When Mrs. Skinner would go shopping in Paris and the shop-attendant would ask her for her name, she would answer haughtily : -“By birth I am the Princesse Clothilde de la Tour d'Ivoire. The footman ill tell you my present name. I cannot stoop to utter it myself.”—London Opinion, What Do You Make of This, Watson? Adv.—“A lady keeping a_ first-class boarding school, requiring a piano, is de sirous of receiving a daughter of the above in exchange for the same.” —Boston Transcript, In Good Time NEWLY-MARRIED WIFE: Why didn't you tell me about your past befor 5 I was keeping it for —Passing Show (London), from a play Tue latest boy wonder is, “How long before vacation?”—Yonkers Statesman Lire. is published every Thursd: e ‘ Great Britain, Canada and British Possessions. Title registered in ik Patent Office. $5.00 a year in advance. nal postage to foreign countries in the Postal Union, $1.60 a year; to Canada, 80 cents. Back numbers cannot be supplied. simultaneously in the United States, The text_and illustrations in Lire are copyrighted. For Reprint Rights in Great Britain apply to Lire, Rolls House, Breams Buildings, Fetter Lane, London, E. C., gland. The foreign trade supplied from Lire’s London Office, Rolls Buildings, London, E. C. Canadian distributor, J. R. T pr 386-388 St. James Street, Montreal, Canada. No contributions will be returned unless accompanied by sta addressed envelope. Lire does not hold itself responsible for t non-return of unsolicited contributions. Notice of change of address should reach this office two weeks prior to the date of issue to be affected. Crossing the Atlantic 1 dh Days ‘he World’s Record Passage between Europe and this country was made by the MAURETANIA — the holder of the Blue Ribbon of the Atlantic — in 4 days, 10 hours and 41 minutes. This truly grand ship is back in service, thoroughly over- hauled, and converted into an oil-burner. She and her gigantic sisters, the wonderful AQUITANIA and lux- urious BERENGARIA are making history in carrying on the fastest weekly Passenger Service-de-Luxe, the world has ever known. From NEW YORK every Tuesday to CHERBOURG and SOUTHAMPTON. OES services to Queenstown and LIVERPOOL, to Londonderry and GLASGOW, to Plymouth, Cher- bourg and HAMBURG—a little less speedy but no less com- fortable—by the beautiful, roomy, homey, oil-burningnew ships such as the SCYTHIA, LACONIA, SAMARIA, CAM- ERONIA, in cooperation with the famed and popular CARONIA and her twin-sister—the CARMANIA. CUNARD AND ANCHOR LINES 25 Broadway New York. or Branches and (Agencies “Just for the Fun of the Thing” Enter a Subscription to | Life and you won’t be disappointed. The Jest and the Fun of the Thing are surely there, in brightest and briefest form, both pic- tures and text. A laugh on every page. Try it for six months, or Obey That Im- pulse, and, for a trial trip, avail yourself of our Special Offer Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.20, Foreign $1.40) Send Lire for the next ten weeks to Open only to new subscribers; no subscriptions renewed at this rate. LIFE, 598 Madison Avenue, New York One year $5 Canadian $5.80 Foreign $6.60 7 comicbooks.com