Life — January 26, 1922 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Page Analysis This page features **Lenore Ulric**, an actress, illustrated in a portrait with 1920s-style bobbed hair and makeup. Below is a poem titled "In 'Kiki'" attributed to George S. Chappell. The poem appears to satirize attitudes toward homeless girls and social charity. The speaker expresses moral concern about homeless waifs, worrying they might "end up in the Bastille" (jail), yet the poem suggests hypocrisy—these concerns may mask judgment rather than genuine compassion. The reference to "Kiki" likely alludes to the 1926 film or contemporary theatrical production, using that cultural reference to comment on how society romanticizes or moralizes about disadvantaged women while failing to provide meaningful support. The satire targets the gap between professed charitable impulses and actual indifference.