Life — December 11, 1913 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Explanation of This Life Magazine Page This page contains a satirical cartoon and accompanying text about bridge (the card game). The cartoon depicts a man in a suit gesticulating dramatically while playing cards with a woman, illustrating the article's theme: "Why Bridge Experts Keep a Sharp Lookout for the Milkman." The humor involves a man caught cheating at bridge—apparently signaling to a partner (likely his wife) about his hand. The reference to "the milkman" suggests infidelity, implying that while husbands worry about the mailman/delivery person visiting their wives, the real scandal is the husband's cheating at cards. The accompanying text presents dialogue between bridge players debating rules and competitive honor. This satirizes both bridge culture's complexity and contemporary anxieties about marital fidelity and gentlemen's conduct during the interwar period.