Photo of Puck,Decay of Home Life,1899,Erhart,Social LIfe,Ambition,Women,Divorce

Title: The decay of home-life among the 'smart set' / Ehrhart.
Creator(s): Ehrhart, S. D. (Samuel D.), ca. 1862-1937, artist
Date Created/Published: N.Y. : Published by Keppler & Schwarzmann, 1899 August 9.
Summary: 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'.
Notes:
Title from item.
Illus. from Puck, v. 45, no. 1170, (1899 August 9), centerfold.
Copyright 1899 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.
Subjects:
Women--Social life--1890-1900.
Women--Clothing & dress--1890-1900.
Rich people--1890-1900.
Leisure--1890-1900.
Domestic life--1890-1900.
Divorce--1890-1900.
Rake's progress--1890-1900.
Cartoons (Commentary)--1890-1900.
Chromolithographs--Color--1890-1900.
Periodical illustrations--1890-1900.
Bookmark /2012647449/
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