Life — May 27, 1926 — page 13: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon satirizes the domestic anxieties of married men, specifically their concerns about their wives' new interest in golf. The illustration shows a husband in plaid knickers and checkered socks anxiously shielding his eyes—perhaps from the sun or in distress—while his wife confidently holds a golf club beside him on what appears to be a golf course. The joke plays on "mental hazards": rather than literal golf hazards, the husband's real worry is his wife's independent hobby and athletic pursuits. The early 20th-century satire suggests anxiety about changing gender roles, as women increasingly participated in sports and activities previously dominated by men, potentially threatening traditional domestic arrangements.