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

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 6 **Top Cartoon: "Their Clothes Sometimes Fool You"** This depicts three men at what appears to be a golf club. The caption notes the well-dressed gentleman on the left has a handicap of 28, while the morbidly obese man on the right holds the course record—suggesting appearances deceive regarding actual ability and competence. **Bottom Cartoon: "The Perfect Lover"** Shows two women observing a man. The dialogue warns one woman to "look out for him" as he's "an awful backbiter," while the other responds she "just adore[s] cavemen"—satirizing women's attraction to masculine men despite knowing of their poor character or gossip. Both cartoons mock human nature and misguided judgments based on superficial impressions.