Life, 1923-05-03 · page 37 of 40
Life — May 3, 1923 — page 37: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a **book review in verse** (left) and **advertising** (right). **The Verse Review:** Arthur Train's novel "His Children's Children" (Scribner's Sons) traces the decline of the wealthy Kayne family across generations. The satirical poem mocks the moral corruption of the 1920s younger generation—daughters involved in scandals, a "flapper" taking cocaine, unchaperoned weekends—warning that their reckless behavior will lead to family downfall. A character named Lloyd Maitland rescues the women from their follies. The moral: following biblical precedent (Babylon's fall), dissolute societies face destruction. **The Advertisement:** Dunlap hats dominate the right side, using a paternalistic pitch: sons choose their own hats as they choose colleges, yet quality traditions endure. The ad emphasizes Dunlap's straw hat as durable despite fashion trends. **Historical Context:** This reflects 1920s anxiety about Jazz Age morality, female independence (flappers, cocaine use), and generational conflict—themes Train's novel apparently addresses through cautionary melodrama.
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LO al Bate osthed Rhymed Reviews His Children’s Children By Arthur Train Chas. Scribner's Sons Wuev crinolines were still the style And still young men were west- ward trekking Old Peter Kayne has made his pile Through digging ore and rail- road-wrecking. And since his son increased his gains (The son was Rufus Kayne, Es- ure), In nineteen-twenty-two, the Kaynes Were near the top and climbing gher. The brood of Rufus (none were ale) Were headed straight for black saster: The eldest, Lady Harrowdaie, Was forced to flee her lord and aster. Diani Kayne, it must be owned, Though pure, was fond of mad puses And spent week-ends, unchaperoned, With men at bachelors’ country houses. While gurus, jazz and Fashion's hirl Bedazzled little flapper Shiela, Who took cocaine, the silly girl, Instead of straight Monongahela. Before the fatal web was spun Came Maitland, christened Lloyd, Colonel ; He s:ved those ladies, one by one, From dreadful dooms and snares infernal. Then Rufus lost his golden store (Yor which one daughter sang anna ), And } ly went to work for more, While Maitland married fair Diana. And so the author proves to all \ reckless, worldly generation That Babylon is bound to fall, | quotes a scriptural quotation. A.G. Ulla Careful with that lamp, now: ut oil isn’t dangerous, is it?” ‘Not dangerous! It’s the ‘very thing that's threatening to set fire to the whole of Europe!” —L'Illustration (Paris). | | Your SON will select your hatter as his hatter just as he selects your college as his own. Dunlap advances with the trend of fashion, but the traditions for good quality remain fixed. Throughout the Country the leading stores display the Dunlap sign and offer you the best in style and quality. Hergis a Dunlap Straw with a patented flexiblefeaturethatmakesit ascomfortable as your old felt hat, yet strong enough to stand the strain of everyday wear. 22 So. Michigan Ave. Chicago 43 Fifth Avenue ee Dun ap & Co. Mune HATS FOR MEN AND WOMEN REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. comicbooks.com