Life — October 15, 1914 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon depicts an exclusive club for wealthy young men whose fathers have given them money freely. The scene shows various leisured activities: men in top hats lounging, smoking, exercising with boxing equipment, and relaxing on furniture. The satire targets a specific social class—sons of the wealthy who inherit rather than earn their positions. The "club" setting implies exclusivity and pretense, while the subtitle "Retired Sons of Indulgent Fathers" mocks these men as idle and unproductive, living off paternal wealth rather than through personal effort or merit. The cartoonist suggests these privileged young men are frivolous and undeserving of their comfort—a critique of inherited wealth and the leisure class that appears designed to appeal to working readers of *Life* magazine.