Life — July 16, 1925 — page 26: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon depicts a group of hotel bellhops and porters (identifiable by their uniform caps labeled with hotel names like "Hotel Bristol," "Grand Hotel," and "Hotel Oriental") celebrating with raised arms and exuberant gestures. The caption "The Call of the Continent" suggests this satirizes European hotels or hospitality workers responding to some call or opportunity. The caricatured style and exaggerated expressions convey mockery or ridicule of these figures. Without additional historical context from the magazine's date, the specific event being satirized remains unclear—it could reference post-WWI European recovery, tourism industry concerns, or labor movements among service workers. The artist's signature appears to read "John Barrymore" or similar.