Life — April 9, 1914 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a pen-and-ink illustration showing a tall military or authority figure (possibly a doorman or official, given his uniform and formal stance) interacting with a group of fashionably dressed women in early 20th-century attire. The women wear elaborate hats with feathers and ornate clothing typical of the era. The setting appears to be an elegant entrance (note the decorative doorway in background). The cartoon likely satirizes social hierarchies, class distinctions, or the interactions between authority figures and society women of the period. The women's elaborate dress and the official's imposing stance suggest commentary on formality, social pretension, or access/exclusion from elite spaces. Without clearer text, the specific satirical target remains unclear, though it appears to address early 1900s social dynamics.