Life — April 8, 1926 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several cartoon commentaries on contemporary American life, likely from the Prohibition era (1920s-1930s). The top illustration shows four businesswomen in dark suits holding briefcases, captioned "Four Out of Five Have It," satirizing women's increasing workforce participation and independence. The central cartoon, "An American Family Visits Westminster Abbey," depicts tourists in formal dress examining the historic English cathedral—poking fun at wealthy Americans' cultural tourism and attempts at sophistication. The accompanying text sections mock various social anxieties: business excess, college behavior, and Prohibition's effects ("strange bar-fellows"). The overall tone critiques both commercial American culture and unintended consequences of restrictive laws, while observing changing gender roles in the workplace.