Life, 1921-03-10 · page 34 of 36
Life — March 10, 1921 — page 34: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page comprises **mostly advertisements** interspersed with one small comic panel. **Advertisements:** Stetson hats, Hyde Cape gloves, and a Life magazine subscription offer dominate the page. These are straightforward product pitches typical of early 20th-century magazines. **The Comic Panel** (bottom right): Shows a working-class instructor (labeled with dialect speech: "FER YE, PA") presenting a young woman to an older man. The caption reads: "THERE'S THE NEW WOMAN FOR YE, PA. I TOLD HER TO FEINT AN' LOOKIT WHAT SHE DONE." **The Satire:** This appears to mocking the "New Woman" of the era—women gaining independence, education, and participation in previously male-dominated activities. The joke seems to be that the woman has literally fainted upon instruction, reinforcing stereotypes of female weakness and unsuitability for physical or strenuous work, while ironically calling her the "new woman."
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TRANGE that Stetson alone seems able to interpret the smartness and high distinction of the current style. You have only to pull a Stetson snugly down on the forehead and look at yourself in the mirror to see what we mean. Style, Quality and Sound Moncy’s Worth assured by the Stetson Label in cach Hat. JOHN B. STETSON COMPANY Ee =2 Philadelphia re SA) 2 STETSON Hee is @ Booklet for all who appreciate FINE GLOVES If you will tell us the name and address of the store where you buy gloves we will send you this interesting Booklet about Glove Leathers—How to Know and Care for them, and a generous sample of H DE CAPE aheGloveLeatherwith a Garess HYDE Cape is the leather that for years has been used by the Manufacturers of America’s Finest gloves because of its light weight, pliable softness and unusual endurance— qualities that have won it the title, “The Glove Leather With a Caress.” Most Glove Manufacturers use HYDE Cape—bat—to be sure of getting gloves made from this incomparable leather look for the HYDE Cape Guarantee Slip to be found in each pair of gloves made from genuine HYDE Cape. WOOD & HYDE COMPANY, Gloversville, N.Y. Makers of HYDE Cape Glove Leather If a faculty is not used, one loses it. therefore, and cultivate your sense of humor, for ‘‘to see the fun of the thing’”’ . will carry you over many a hard place. Try it for six months, or, Obey That Impulse, and, for a trial trip, avail your- self of our Special Offer Enclosed find One Dollar (Canadian $1.29, Foreign $1.40), for three months’ subscription to Lire beginning with the first issue in April Open only to new subscribers; no subscriptions renewed at this rate, LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. One Year $5 Canadian $5.80 Foreign $6.60 40 Instructor: THERE’s THE NEW WOMAN FER YE, PA. HER TO FEINT AN’ LOOKIT WHAT SHE DONE. 1 TOLD comicbooks.com