Life — March 23, 1916 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 515 **The Top Illustration:** A satirical sketch titled "Berlin 1950" with the caption: "If all the Germans except the royal family are killed in the war." The drawing shows a post-WWI Berlin street scene with civilians engaged in everyday activities—playing hockey, walking, shopping. The satire mocks anxieties about Germany's future after World War I, suggesting that even with massive casualties, ordinary life would continue. **"Elysian Fields for Husbands" Article:** This is a humorous prospectus for a fictional facility offering leisure and training for husbands. It satirizes the domestic power dynamics of the era, joking about wives' control over husbands' time and proposing a space where men could escape household duties, practice "discharging" wild cooks, and learn marital skills—poking fun at both men's domestic incompetence and women's management of home life.