Life — March 16, 1922 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Oh, Yes, It May Happen to You" This article advises readers on handling social embarrassment at dinner parties. The accompanying illustration shows a well-dressed man at a formal dinner surrounded by other guests, captioned "Every story about you gets home." The piece warns that unflattering stories and gossip about you will inevitably circulate among your social circle, no matter how private you thought your indiscretions were. It counsels readers to prepare responses and maintain composure when facing such situations. The article also includes "Ballad of Old Advertisements," a nostalgic poem lamenting vanished pre-war advertising figures like "Sunny Jim," "Phoebe Snow," and brand mascots ("Hennessy, Wilson and Black and White"), reflecting on how advertising icons fade from cultural memory over time.