Life — March 20, 1913 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 568 This page contains two distinct sections: **Left column:** Discusses Life's Fashion Reform League, advocating for practical Easter costumes and spring fashions. It argues against tight corsets and excessive ornamentation, proposing instead that women wear looser silhouettes with neutral volume ("large hat lines...neutralized by having similar sized volume lower down"). The text appeals for volunteers to model new designs. **Right section:** "Those Busy Inmates" reports on Rockefeller Institute experiments using mosquitoes to study infantile paralysis (polio). Scientists fed mosquitoes on infected monkeys to study disease transmission. The text critiques these experiments' cruelty while acknowledging their scientific purpose. **Central cartoon:** A large satirical illustration depicts a woman in an exaggerated bustle dress descending stairs, captioned "He is only fantastical that is not in fashion," mocking the absurdity of extreme fashion trends.