Life, 1922-01-26 · page 14 of 34
Life — January 26, 1922 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts two men in an office: one reclining in a chair, one standing. The seated man asks, "How long do you expect me to go on supporting you?" The standing man replies, "Now, Father, you know you were never in better health." **The satire**: This is a commentary on adult children's financial dependence on aging parents. The joke inverts typical concern—the father worries about supporting his son indefinitely, while the son reassures him by noting the father's good health (implying he'll live long enough to keep providing money). It satirizes entitled adult children who exploit parental responsibility rather than achieving independence, a social anxiety particularly relevant in early 20th-century America during periods of economic uncertainty. The page also contains unrelated advice columns on beauty and poetry.
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LIFE SSSRASSS ~S UC AY at) { yu aye ] Mi (de “How long do you expect me to go on supporting you?” “Now, Father, you know you were never in better health.” How to Be Beautiful or Thereabouts By Marie Louise Mattress NNABEL: Try to cultivate a sunny, calm disposition, a gra- cious manner, and a low-speaking voice. Men, you know, are oftentimes won by a sweet smile and a noble nature, while many a pretty doll face has been thrown aside like an old glove. Be always gay, cheerful, and kind to little children, and no one will ever miss that other eye. Miss A. R. F.: Yes, indeed, cucum- ber peelings are just dandy for the complexion. Get your friends to save them for you. Arrange them cosily about the face, and hold in place with adhesive tape. But be sure to leave them on long enough. So many make their big mistake in removing them after the first six months, and then the whole process only has to be gone through all over again. Amelia L.: knows best. She’s a pretty wise old lady, you know. There is no real beauty in a made-up face, and to the truly womanly woman cosmetics can be only distasteful. Of course, powder, rouge, and lipstick are so many tonics for the complexion, and many say that an eye- brow pencil has really helped them to better eyesight. Yes, you are quite right; there is nothing more beneficial for the hair than henna. But remem- ber, girlie, don’t try to improve on na- ture—it deceives no one. Practically Constant Reader: Don’t give up hope. Wearing the mask is certain to improve you. if you will only do it faithfully. ing it on in the daytime, too? “Wuat is he, a poet, a singer, a dramatist, a musician, an artist?” “No, no, nothing at all like that; he’s a futurist.” No, my dear, nature | Have you tried keep- *Twill Agitate Agitators H, what will agitators do When all the world grows sunny? When Gentile coincides with Jew, And landlords turn down money? When Ireland patches up the row She’s had for generations, And all the warring factions bow To peace among the nations? Will agitators agitate That peace is most distressing? And urge us all to emigrate Where foul wrongs need redressing? Methinks they'll call us spineless geese, And Pollyanna’s daughters. I cannot dream that war will cease In agitating quarters. Mabel Haughton Collyer Perspective ‘ ForEIGNER: What is the best way for me to study New York? Native: Take a trip through the Middle West. comicbooks.com