Life, 1913-08-28 · page 14 of 40
Life — August 28, 1913 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a **society/gossip column** page, not a political cartoon. The main content consists of brief items about wealthy socialites and their activities—visits abroad, engagements, parties, and social scandals. The single cartoon on the right shows a figure doing an **acrobatic handstand or headstand**, labeled "CAPITAL AND LABOR." The accompanying text (partially visible) suggests this is satirizing the relationship between capitalists and laborers, likely depicting capital as precariously balanced or workers literally supporting the system on their heads. The joke appears to be about labor's precarious position in the economic hierarchy—they bear the weight of capital's survival, a common satirical theme in early 20th-century American commentary on class struggle.
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346 SOA ISS NICOTINA: CLIPPOR, only daughter of the Hon. Coupon Clippor, had a coming out party last spring and is one of the social favorites this season. She has.a charming figure, prominent shoulder blades, far-reach- ing chin, hollow chest, with projecting stomach, and always has a lighted cigarette in her mouth. Billy Round- ers says, “she can stand up to a cocktail with the best of us.” Our up- to-date American girls are certainly just too sweet for anything. Apropos of Billy Rounders, his mother, Mrs. V. de Blasée Rounders, says there’s nothing so common—so really vulgar—as a young girl with no rouge on her face. Guzzle Van Trowsers says he doesn't care whether skirts are slit higher or not. He says they are now so transparent there’s no use in try- ing to hide anything. Mrs. Robert Looseways and her daughter Slouchic have been spending the summer at Lenox. Mrs, Loose- ways, it will be remembered, was separated from her husband some dozen years ago. The Looseways have always been fashionable. The Prince and Princess Mont- morency Colonna de Hohensweitzer are in town. She was one of the Ingotts, of Nevada. Miss Mabel Innitt had a narrow escape the other day from a serious accident. In a roomful of people, she was dancing some new high kick steps when her foot slipped and she nearly fell off the table. The room was so full of tobacco smoke that the par- tially intoxicated young men who were standing about did not realize at first what had happened. Luckily she did not hurt herself. Miss Mabel may be prudish, compared with other up-to- date girls, but she is very popular, nevertheless. Mr. and Mrs. Helphor-Style are vis- iting the Duke and Duchess of Debt- more in England. Mr. F, Somewhat Pumpkins will re- turn from Lenox early in October. The engagement is announced of Miss Nervie Yappa to Mr. Frederick rncastler Pinhedd. Miss Yappa is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tireless Yappa, all brilliant conversationalists. Mr. Dedleigh Bohr thinks of chang- ing his tailor. Mrs. J. .Plantagenet Spendmore, with her two daughters and her son J. Plantagenet 2d, are now aboard the Colossia on their return from Europe. There. is no truth in the rumor that her husband has purchased Windsor Castle for a garage. Mr. and Mrs. William Munnidrunk, who did not go to Europe this sum- mer, gave a delightful children’s féte in July at their vast estate, Grafting- on-the-Shore. In the pageant—which was most impressive—the four little Munnidrunk boys wore suits of armor made of solid gold. There is a rumor that the engage- ment between Mr. Reginald Daze-Dope and Miss Gladys Bullion has been broken off. Mr. William Stock-Sharpe is still out of. jail. Mrs. Stock-Sharpe and the girls are at’ Lenox. Mrs. Pluto Bulge is much inter- ested in higher education. She and her family have spent many winters in Paris, but none-of them has ever had. time: to visit the ‘Louvre. She hears there are pictures there, and shall try to induce her family to drop in some day. Mrs. Wursen Yewsliss and her daughter Sillie may spend the coming winter somewhere. iV AR A Ie i? CAPITAL AND LABOR IP YOU ARE A CAPITALIST AND OBJECT TO THIS POSE, TURN THE PAGE UPSIDE Down, comicbooks.com TIP