Life — June 22, 1922 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Cartoon Analysis This sketch shows two elegantly dressed women in an interior setting, likely a drawing room, seated and conversing. The caption reveals a joke about romantic heartbreak: one woman asks "So her heart was broken?" and the other responds "Yes; in two places. Southampton and Newport." The satire references these as fashionable seaside resort destinations for wealthy Americans (Southampton on Long Island, Newport in Rhode Island). The joke suggests a woman's romantic disappointment occurred in multiple locations—implying either a prolonged affair across venues or that she was "broken-hearted" repeatedly at different fashionable destinations. It's social commentary on the leisure and romantic escapades of the wealthy elite, mocking their tendency to conduct romantic affairs while traveling between exclusive resort towns.