Life, 1920-06-03 · page 6 of 52
Life — June 3, 1920 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The left side features an Empire Loomcraft Silks ad for men's dress shirts, emphasizing quality ("Make sure that the name is woven in the selvage"). The top right advertises the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., highlighting its combination of "old-fashioned hospitality" with modern luxury. The bottom right contains a domestic humor cartoon showing a wife and husband struggling with tight clothing—she's unable to fasten a dress in back. The joke plays on the tension between fashion and practicality: her complaint that the garment is "so tight now you'll never be able to get it together" is both literal (the dress won't close) and metaphorical (marital discord). This reflects early 20th-century humor about women's restrictive fashion.
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Where North and South Meet ERE one finds the perfection of cl Old-fashioned hospitality empha: the modern technique of luxurious inn- keeping. A metropolitan hostelry with the outdoor attractions of acountry home. A few days spent here make all the differenc tween a dull Spring season and a joyous one. HARRY WARDMAN ELMER DYER iman Park Hote! Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road WASHINGTON, D.C. 5 * Make sure that the name is woven in the sel- vage, or that the label appears on the finished gar- ment. L inpire oomcra SILKS SUPREME SILK SHIRTINGS FOR MEN Send for New Book of Silks EMPIRE SILK COMPANY Y 315 Fourth Ave New Yerk Wife: mow bors IT FIT IN THE BACK, HE “ WHY—ER-R—IT'S SO TIGHT NOW Y TO Get IT TOGETHER! comicbooks.com