Life — November 30, 1922 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Explanation for Modern Readers This page contains two distinct pieces: 1. **"Some Literary Notes from Europe"**: A column by a Paris correspondent discussing European literary matters, including Clemenceau's memoir publication and the growth of the memoir industry. 2. **"The Happiest Man in the World"**: A comic dialogue between William and his Queen at their home in Doorn (likely referring to exiled German Kaiser Wilhelm II). The joke centers on William repeatedly insisting on going downstairs to put coal on the fire despite the Queen's assurances it's not cold—depicting him as obsessive or henpecked. The accompanying cartoon shows a dinner scene with the caption: "She: Is that our waiter? / He: All but the final payment"—a joke about unpaid servants or debts.