Life — July 14, 1921 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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# "To Soft Music" - Life Magazine, July 14 This cartoon satirizes divorce and remarriage in early 20th-century high society. A well-dressed man shows a woman what appears to be a magazine or document while they sit together in an intimate setting. His comment—"Did you know someone told me you have been divorced three times?"—is meant to be flattering rather than critical. Her response, "Flatterer!", suggests she's pleased by the implication that three divorces make her desirable or fashionable. The satire targets the apparent normalization of serial divorce among wealthy society circles, treating multiple divorces as a status symbol or mark of sophistication rather than scandal. The "soft music" in the title suggests romantic seduction, implying that even this questionable marital history doesn't diminish romantic appeal in high society.