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The decay of home-life among the "smart set"
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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| Description | Print shows a vignette cartoon about the aspirations for social life among the well-to-do; at center, "The Will-o'-the-Wisp of Social Aspirations" shows a crowd of rich people chasing after "Social Ambition", a wraith-like female figure floating just beyond the edge of a cliff who entices them to follow her. Among the vignettes are women promenading while "Displaying Gowns at the Summer Resort" and "Kow-towing to Royalty", "Coaching in the Highlands" and spending "All Day on the Golf-Links", "Cruising in the Mediterranean" and "Being 'Sporty' at Monte Carlo". This sort of rake's progress "among the 'Smart Set'" ends with a final vignette labeled "What it Leads to" that shows a long line of well-dressed men and women leading to the judge's bench where he hands out documents labeled "Divorce". |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rich people--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Women--Clothing & dress--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Leisure--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Women--Social life--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Domestic life--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Divorce--1890-1900. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Rake's progress--1890-1900. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
