Life — January 29, 1920 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Life's Title Contest (Page 175) This page announces a **title-writing contest** for a cover illustration rather than explaining an existing cartoon. The contest invites readers to suggest captions for the cover picture showing three men in formal attire (top hats and coats) walking together. The illustration caption reads: "He wears the rose of youth upon him" — *Antony and Cleopatra* (a Shakespeare quote). The contest offers substantial prizes ($500, $200, and $100) and specifies rules: titles must be 25 words maximum, original or accurately sourced, submitted by May 4, 1920. The humor likely derives from the image itself rather than the announcement—possibly satirizing aging men's pretensions to youth or vanity, though the specific satirical point requires seeing the actual cover illustration.