Life — February 5, 1925 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two related satirical cartoons by Bob Psth (artist signature visible). The top panel shows a woman admiring a small cherub or infant, with the caption "I WONDER WHO IT'S FROM" — suggesting an illegitimate child or unexpected baby. The bottom panel depicts the same woman reclining with the child, while fashionable society figures observe outside. The caption reads "ISN'T HE JUST TOO ANGELIC FOR WORDS!" The satire targets upper-class hypocrisy: a woman brazenly displays an out-of-wedlock child to her social circle, who pretend innocence and admiration rather than scandal. The "angelic" language masks social impropriety. This reflects early 20th-century Life magazine's frequent mockery of wealthy society's double standards regarding morality and respectability.