Life, 1923-08-02 · page 14 of 40
Life — August 2, 1923 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Life* magazine contains a satirical cartoon and social commentary about seaside resorts. The cartoon depicts a conversation between two people—a reclining woman reading and a standing man—in a beach setting. The caption reveals the joke: the man claims a manuscript he's showing was published in *Skylarocket* magazine, but admits "the italics are mine," suggesting he's taking credit for editorial work or embellishing his contributions. Below this is an article titled "A Review of a Few Seaside Resorts," listing names of people encountered at various locations (Southampton, Santa Barbara, Narragansett Pier, Atlantic City). This appears to be gentle social satire mocking the leisure class and their resort culture. The "Refreshing" section discusses a new ice cream-making invention, typical of the magazine's mix of humor and contemporary innovations.
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Admirer: WAS THAT YOUR STORY I READ IN THIS MONTH’S Skyrocket? sluthor (whose manus pt has been butchered by the editor): WELL, THE ITALICS ARE MINE, A Review of a Few Seaside Resorts Southampton Caer who played bridge from three in the af- ternoon till four the next morning...Edith who would gaze soulfully at the waves and ask me if I believed in spiritualism...Marian who never missed a night at Canoe Place Inn...Annette who would take me driving in her runabout to the North Sea and invariably stall her car in the woods...Helen who always beat me at golf... Gertrude who would read Laurence Hope all day on the veranda of the Irving House...Audrey who, one moonlit night at Rose’s Grove, told me she could not marry on ac- count of her husband. Narragansett Pier Clara who was always organizing beach picnics for grass widowers...Susanne who appeared at a fancy dress party at the Casino as Lady Godiva...Julia who was en- gaged to seven different men in one summer...Leonie who manufactured the best home-brew within miles... Rose who had been endeavoring to land a husband for nine consecutive seasons...Linda who was getting a Rhode Island divorce...Doris who used to tell every man that he was the only one she could ever love. Santa Barbara Lucy who insisted upon teaching me classic dancing Elaine who ran away to Hollywood...Winifred who wrote amorous verses to me for three months...Sybil who was forever making platitudes about the grand- eur of nature...Edna who knew a man in San Francisco who sold it for eight dollars a quart...Nancy who in- veigled me into amateur theatricals...Olga who, the day after we had plighted our troth, married the undertaker. Atlantic City Estelle, Jeanne, Louise, Mildred, Adelaide, Ruby, Ellen, Grace, Muriel, Peggy, Catharine, Nellie, Josephine, Fanny, Madelaine, Blanche, Emily, Alice, Bessie, Matilda, Vir- ginia, Sylvia, Caroline, Lydia, Margot, Kitty, Carrie Refreshing CHICAGO man has invented a machine for making ice cream without using ice. Thus the simple oy. tion is rendered complete. Several years ago numerous manufacturers learned that ice cream could be made with- out using cream, and now with this newest invention all one has to do to get some ice cream is to get it. comicbooks.com