Life — May 2, 1895 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "A Little Story by a Serve" This cartoon depicts a domestic service scene with clear class commentary. On the left sits a well-dressed young man in formal attire (tuxedo and bow tie), looking upward pensively. On the right stands a waiter or servant in formal dress, holding a serving tray. The title "A Little Story by a Serve" (likely "Serve") suggests the servant is narrating or witnessing a scene. The satire appears to comment on the relationship between social classes—the servant's perspective on his employer's emotional or romantic life. The young man's upward gaze and the servant's knowing expression suggest some unspoken drama or secret being observed from the working-class vantage point. This reflects early 20th-century magazine humor about domestic life and class dynamics.