Life, 1917-05-17 · page 19 of 35
Life — May 17, 1917 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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**Top Cartoon ("Old Friends"):** A soldier encounters a skeleton soldier, likely representing death or fallen comrades. The satire appears to comment on WWI's devastating human cost. **"Don't Make Guys of All the Girls":** This article criticizes Dr. Luther Gulick's proposal that American women adopt Campfire Girls' uniforms as wartime economy measures. The author argues this would harm the textile industry and isn't necessary—women can simply dress plainly in existing fabrics. The satire mocks the impracticality of the suggestion. **"Verb. Sap.":** A brief commentary on England's WWI strategy, suggesting England initially expected individual duty but learned it must explicitly assign responsibilities and name specific people for tasks to accomplish war objectives. **"Paradoxical":** A wordplay joke about modern fashion. Mother says modern styles are "less becoming," while the daughter quips they're "becoming less"—punning on "becoming" as both "flattering" and "appearing." **"Peace at Any Price":** Shows animals seemingly accepting conflict (dogs and tiger coexisting). The caption suggests prioritizing peace regardless of the cost.
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OLD FRIENDS Don’t Make Guys of All the Girls R. LUTHER GULICK, president of the Campfire Girls, favors adoption of the Campfire “ minute girl” uniform by the women of the United States as a measure of economy. Will Dr. Gulick please sit down on one of the rear benches? There is no need that the girls should all be frights, neither is it good economy to scrap the dry goods business, nor to discard present raiment for a new fashion which, if adopted, would call for an immense provision of new cloth. If the girls will dress simply, in fabrics already manu- factured, that will be enough, though for some kinds of work Campfire costumes are very good. Verb. Sap. EXCEAND began the war by expecting that every man would do his duty, but she quickly found that the only way to end the war was by defining the duty and naming the man. Columbia, please copy. Paradoxical “MODERN styles are less becoming Than the way we used to dress—" Thus spoke Mother, “No,” said Daughter, “ Rather, they’re becoming less.” PEACE AT ANY PRICE comicbooks.com