Life, 1917-02-22 · page 41 of 42
Life — February 22, 1917 — page 41: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertising page** from Life magazine, not a political cartoon. The main content features three separate advertisements: **Rayntite** (top left): A Du Pont product selling car convertible tops, emphasizing that their lightweight material is strong enough that car owners (especially wives) won't struggle to operate the "one-man top." **Pennsylvania Lawn Mowers** (right): A straightforward product ad highlighting durability and self-sharpening blades. **The satirical poem** (center): "Fig Leaves, O Fig Leaves!" by P. Leonard mocks women's fashion, specifically how women constantly change hemlines and silhouettes while seeking male approval. Eve repeatedly shows Adam new outfits (tight waist, loose hips, changing hem lengths), and he dutifully approves—a commentary on both female fashion anxiety and male passivity in relationships. **The Manor** (bottom): A resort advertisement. The page reflects 1920s consumer culture and gender dynamics, with humor targeting women's supposed fashion obsession.
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GoD RAYNTITE The Ideal One-Man Top Material IHE modern one-man top demands light weight. Rayntite single texture top material weighs about half as much as double texture material of equal waterproofness. It is guaranteed one year against leakage, but built to last the life of the car. Its strength is ample to stand the strains of service. Why make your car top heavy, and the “one-man” top a joke, by using material twice as heavy as it needs to be? Rayntite has been on the market and in active service on thousands of cars for nearly two years. We have yet to receive the first claim under our guarantee. Now Made in Two Varieties RAYNTITE No. 1. Single texture with Fabrikoid surface, and RAYNTITE No. 2. Single texture with Fairfield Rubber surface Each is guaranteed one year against leakage If the car you are considering is not topped with Rayntite, find out whether you or your wife can really handle the one-man top. Samples of either variety on request DU PONT FABRIKOID COMPANY WILMINGTON, DELAWARE Works at Newburgh, N. Y., and Fairfield, Conn. Canadian Sales Office and Factory, Toronto n Bom Great Some people are born great. Others grate upon us.—Columbia Jester. E it ever so humble, There's no place like home,” and even the humblest home is more homey if its head has had the fore- sight to place a standing order for Lire with his newsdealer. As Always 1G LEAVES, O Fig Leaves! One day Eve would pick thee And make herself a confection Loose at the waist, Tight over the hips, Difficult to walk in. Then, parading proudly, She would say to Adam: “Isn't that the very latest?” And Adam, who was toilfully Making himself a spade, Would say, dutifully : “Um-hm!” Fig Leaves, O Fig Leaves! Another day Eve would pluck thee And devise a dernier cri Tight at the waist, Bouffant over the hips, And ending at the knees. Then, swaying stylishly, LAWN MOWERS Tas longer you use a “PE NNSYLVANIA” Quality Lawn Mower the better satisfied you are with your judgment in buying it. The cutting knives (both flat and ro- tary) are made exclusively of crucible tool steel, oil-hardened and water- tempered. Being self-sharpening there is no “dollar a year” for re- ES grinding. The simplicity is of adjustmenten- Read ol oESRSVEE ables you to keep | * “pesseytes — the bearings just | “Great 4 right for easy,] “ ,, quiet running. ‘“Eeamaptrania J That is why at the end of a few years a “PENN. SYLVANIA” Quality Mower has cost less than a“‘cheap mower.” Sent Free “2,2 Care for the Lawn practical booklet by an authority, mailed on request. Pennsylvania Lawn Mower Works: 1625 N. Twenty-third Street Philadelphia She would cry to Ada “ Some frock, isn’t it? And Adam, who was anxiously sun ne The Manor asarnusse. TMs Enalish toa has won a place In the hearts of cultivated people Just the right combiaation of service, homelike inlor- ed trot Southera hospitality, Outdoor sports the year round, PERFECT GOLF IN A PERFECT CLIMATE—18 Holes Tarf Greens Shaping a sword, Write for Booklet, Make reservationt, Would say, obediently : The Manor, § Albemarle Park, Asheville, N. C. “Um-hm!” IN AMERICA — AN ENG P, Leonard.