Life — February 25, 1926 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains satirical illustrations about social dancing and leisure activities of the era. **"The Charleston Champion Keeps Fit"** shows various scenes of 1920s social life: people dancing the Charleston, playing cards, and flying a kite. The Charleston was a wildly popular jazz-age dance that scandalized conservative society. **"Who's Whoage"** is a humorous section about "Who's Who" reference books, poking fun at how such volumes omit various disreputable professions and social types—suggesting that while "respectable" occupations are documented, certain classes of people (dancers, entertainers, and other "undesirable" figures) are conspicuously absent from official records. **"For Valor"** appears to be a brief anecdote about fighting, likely illustrating masculine behavior or courtship rituals of the period. The overall tone mocks both upper-class pretension and changing social norms.