Life — April 2, 1898 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This 1898 *Life* magazine page depicts a formal dinner scene with three figures in evening dress. The visible caption suggests the piece satirizes different expressions or behaviors "when you are bor[n]" — likely "bored" — showing "five ways of expressing" this emotion. The illustration shows what appears to be upper-class diners at an elegant table with fine dishware and glassware. The figures' postures and facial expressions seem intended to convey different levels of social ennui or disinterest during formal dining. Without seeing the complete caption and remaining illustrated figures, I cannot definitively identify the specific individuals caricatured or pinpoint the exact social commentary. The piece appears to satirize Victorian-era aristocratic dining conventions and affected social behaviors among the wealthy.