Life, 1927-12-22 · page 5 of 36
Life — December 22, 1927 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate humorous pieces typical of Life's satirical approach: 1. **"The Age-Old Story"**: A visual joke about a man visiting a prison, with the caption explaining he's there "Because she loved nice things"—satirizing women's materialism and consumerism as a cause of male criminality. 2. **"The Rotary President Dines at Home"**: A longer satirical article mocking civic organizations like Rotary Club, portraying their members as self-important while neglecting family duties. The illustration shows men in formal wear in chaotic disorder, suggesting the pretension versus reality gap. 3. **"Another Fairy Story"**: Brief humorous exchanges about a woman's chiffon hose and a man named Jack, playing on period romance tropes. The overall tone reflects 1920s social satire targeting class pretension, consumer culture, and gender stereotypes.
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DEC2N'27 Oa B7TKOSAS ZA LID. “VY ELL, boys and girls, here we all are together, and before we start on this dinner which [am to be absolutely the successful one had moved into our attractive new home, IT have just a few very brief remarks to make, which won't take a minute, I know you are all anxious to ‘fall to,’ as the say- inggoes. Inthe first place, I don't know whether you have noticed it, but we an absolutely hundred per cent. attend- ance of the family mem- bership around this table, which is something to be pretty proud of days, but the good old sure is most since ing we have we because have one these Jones tribe can always be counted to get to- in a good old and-eat = fest any and, as a matter of fact, all over town people are “Keep eye on the Joneses.’ i tell you, it makes a fellow feel pretty good to hear that. Well, just a word on saying, your The Age-Old Story : Why are you here, my poor man? Nvict: Because she loved nice things. on business matters and then we'll I know ire supposed to be places where we can just be ‘jolly good fellows,’ but I do feel ob to report that the butter and m bill this past month was something scandalous, and I want us all to try to ‘pull together’ anc if we can't little this ‘go to it’ ‘with a vengeance these dinners retrench a rlong line, Has Phyllis any suppressed desires? which reminds me minute The Rotary President Dines at Home story.” Ha of a little intermission.) So now I want everybody nd this table to shake hi first with his neighbor on the ri and then with his neighbor on the ind remember, “Mr.-in thing, b just one g Percy: Well, they'd certainly be suppressed in Boston. there Mrs.-i fter all is to be or or any- ren't we What's the ull it big family? the Joneses? They're matter with > 1 right! Ha, | Dora, how many times I have to tell you that chicken giblets in » ha! vy? Tip Bliss Another Fairy Story Rv Are wear your chiffon Fou going hose to-day? Mary: Oh, no! much too cold! “WHEN e ox told » kiss It’s ing vou, did he stop? Oh, ves—every time.” comicbooks.com