Life, 1921-05-19 · page 13 of 36
Life — May 19, 1921 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a humorous domestic sketch by Corinne Rockwell Swain about managing a small rental bungalow during rain. The dialogue lists typical problems: leaks in the bathroom ceiling, water under the gable, crockery scattered in the living room, a wet baby, and puddles on the floor. The solution offered is ironically theatrical—raise an umbrella over the phonograph to play "The Love Nest." The lower illustration shows a chaotic scene of cats and dogs (titled "Daniel as the Lions Roll Over"), apparently indoors during the weather emergency, suggesting domestic mayhem when pets are confined inside during a rainy day. The satire targets the impracticality of small, cheaply-built vacation rentals and the frustrations of managing confined families and animals during bad weather.
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May 19 A Rainy Day in the Portable Bungalow at the wash-tub under the leak in the bathroom cciling?” “Teis” “Are the dish-pans and basins under the guest-room gable?” “All there.” “And all the spare crockery, rags and old newspapers spread in the living room?” “All in the right corners, with towels on the window sills.” “Where is the baby?” “In the shelter tent in room.” “How about that new leak in the hall?” “We have an old rug and a rusty pail left over for that.” “What is that puddle on the floor?” “That must be another warped place; we can mop it up now and then.” “Well, then, let’s raise an umbrella over the phonograph and play ‘The Love Nest.” the dining Corinne Rockwell Swain Daniel (as the lions roll over): H “GEE, SHE'S A WHALE, “HE WEARS REDUCING GLAS: B E: But, Alice, you don’t want that! Sue: How will I know until I get it? WORTH OF CATNIP WITH ME. HOW DOES HF EVER TAND FOR HER?" IL-KINS tips his caddie frightfully.” “That isn’t a tip: it’s hush money.” I'M GLAD I THOUGHT TO BRING THAT SHEKEL’S comicbooks.com