Life, 1923-06-07 · page 12 of 44
Life — June 7, 1923 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains two satirical cartoons and social commentary from what appears to be the 1920s-1930s era. **"After the Party"** depicts a woman exhausted in bed, claiming she "sat more than I danced"—satirizing modern women's social behavior at parties. **"The Pace"** is a rapid-fire list of downtown urban locations (laundries, drug stores, apartments, restaurants, shops) representing the frenetic, commercialized pace of city life. **The beach cartoon** shows well-dressed men struggling to distinguish men from women at distance, with the punchline about gender visibility—likely satirizing 1920s fashion trends where women's clothing became less distinctly feminine. The accompanying "Life Lines" section contains brief social commentary on topics like plasterers' wages, "Home Sweet Home" nostalgia, and American Indian population decline—typical of the magazine's satirical social observations.
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Life Lines HE plasterers now want four- teen dollars a day. That's lay- ing it on a bit thick. aL “Home, Sweet Home” was com- posed one hundred years ago, long before the invention of kitchenette apartments. The favorite verse form for writers of popular song lyrics seems to be Hot Doggerel. aL Developments of the last five years show that what the Ancient Mariner was waiting for was his share of the bonus. LL The Prohibition Laws and the Immigration Laws combined can’t keep the Scotch from coming in JL There may be something in the po- litical axiom, “As Maine goes, so goes the nation.” Maine went pro- The Pace hibition forty years ago and it isn't OWNTOWN.. .uptown...a.. .the laundry... .the drug store... dry yet. D <itchenette apartment .. .deli- cigarettes. . .ice. . the alarm clock LL catessen stores. . the movie around . . .downtown. . .uptown. . .the Government reports show that the the corner. . .Saturday night. . . newspapers. . .the neighbors. . the American Indians are fast dying bootleg liquor. . downtown. . .up- income tax. . .yesterday. . to-mor- out. It won’t be long before they’re town. . .restaurants. . .shops.. cafés row. . .downtown. . .uptown. down to their last Sioux. After the Party “You'll find my dress mussed in back, Mother. I sat more than I danced.” <9 yo ek \_ PS SOAP ~ a She: At this distance it’s hard to tell the men from the women. He: Yes. at this distance it’s not worth while trying. comicbooks.com