Life, 1920-11-18 · page 38 of 44
Life — November 18, 1920 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **advertising and promotional page** rather than political satire. **Left side:** A Stetson hat advertisement features a profile portrait of a well-dressed man in a derby hat, promoting Stetson's quality and "authentic style"—appealing to middle-class male vanity about proper attire. **Right side:** An advertisement for the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C., emphasizing luxury accommodations near Rock Creek Park, with an illustration of fashionable guests arriving. **Center:** Promotion for Life's upcoming Christmas issue, listing prominent literary contributors of the era (Booth Tarkington, George Ade, Don Marquis, etc.). **Bottom cartoon:** A humorous illustration satirizing wartime or Depression-era economizing. A woman ("Mrs. Van Classe") attempts to save money by wearing work overalls instead of fashionable clothes—the joke being that someone accustomed to wealth and "smart clothes" awkwardly adopts working-class attire as an economy measure. The satire mocks both ostentatious consumption and superficial cost-cutting.
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The House Above the Park UTUMN is crisp and beautiful along the Potomac. Washington is at its best, and the Wardman Park Hotel, touch- ing Rock Creek Park, affords the most de- lightful opportunity to enjoy both the his- S T E T S O N ; toric city and the invigorating season. Out- door sports as at a country club. Cosmopoli- HE well dressed man who knows tan appointments. Distinguished clientele. how indispensable a derby is to HARRY WARDMAN ELMER DYER his complete wardrobe is not sat- | President Manager isfied with the ordinary “stiff hat.” | In choosing a Stetson he is assured of \ authentic style and genuine quality—tra- | Connecticut Avenue and Woodley Road ditional with the name “Stetson.” | WASHINGTON, BC. JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY, Philadelphia. - a ——____— Christmas Number of LIFE Will contain contributions by Booth Tarkington George Ade Agnes Repplier Rupert Hughes Wallace Irwin Stephen Leacock Don Marquis Oliver Herford Richard Le Gallienne Frank Crane Christopher Morley MRS, VAN CLASSE, ALWAYS NOTED FOR HER SMART CLOTHES, HAS DECIDED TO ECONOMIZE—BY WEARING OVERALLS ON HER HUSBAS® comicbooks.com\y)