Life, 1927-12-15 · page 22 of 40
Life — December 15, 1927 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is a theater review guide listing Broadway shows and entertainment options, with one cartoon illustrating a domestic shopping dialogue. **The Cartoon:** The single illustration depicts a domestic scene where a husband asks his wife what she'd like for Christmas lingerie. She responds enthusiastically that she'd love it, then reveals she can get it at a 50% discount "where I work." The husband, seizing the opportunity, suggests using the savings to buy "something else with the discount." **The Satire:** The joke targets practical domesticity and the erosion of romantic gift-giving. Rather than presenting lingerie as a romantic Christmas gesture, it becomes a transaction—the wife has access to employee discounts, converting a potentially intimate gift into a cost-saving opportunity. The husband's immediate pivot to purchasing additional items mocks how commercial considerations supersede sentiment in marriage. The humor reflects 1920s attitudes about marriage and consumer culture, suggesting that even intimate gifts devolve into budget calculations.
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