Life — April 4, 1918 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 547 **Top Illustration:** A social gathering showing a woman flirting with a Bishop (clergy figure in dark robes), with the caption suggesting her grandmother is "actually flirting with the bishop" and implying she enjoys his "innocence." This satirizes wealthy society women's behavior and hypocrisy regarding clergy and morality. **"Yours Is Coming, William!" Section:** A commentary on William Hohenzollern (Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany). The text expresses relief that Russia's peace treaty allows admiration of "God's hand in history," while sarcastically suggesting William should "rest on his knees" as divine judgment approaches him—a pointed reference to Germany's expected military defeat. **Bottom Comic:** A domestic scene about someone named "Mr. Fig" talking on a telephone about a movie ("crocky"), mocking lowbrow entertainment culture.