Life — March 22, 1923 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 4 This page contains "Mrs. Peps Diary," a serial humor column featuring a woman's observations on domestic life and society. The diary entries (March 15th-17th) mock various upper-class concerns: a daughter refusing foreign travel, debates over dining etiquette, and receiving a visitor from South America. Below the diary is a poem titled "Brittle" by E.W.B., criticizing contemporary attitudes as overly sensitive and fragile—likely commentary on early 20th-century social pretension. The illustration at bottom shows two figures in conversation, with caption: "How badly you're looking in your new hat, darling! Aren't you feeling well?" This satirizes superficial social interaction where insults are masked as concern. The overall page mocks upper-class affectation and shallow social conventions of the era.