Life, 1928-06-21 · page 38 of 38
Life — June 21, 1928 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This cartoon satirizes 1920s dating deception. It depicts a young woman (a "flapper") caught in a social contradiction: she told her fiancé she had a headache to avoid going out, but he later finds her dancing with a rival at a social event. The cartoon's caption advises the man not to ask for explanation—just offer her a Murad cigarette, implying that a gift will smooth over the dishonesty. The satire targets both parties: the woman's obvious lie about illness, and the tacit acceptance that minor deceptions were part of flapper-era courtship rituals. The "solution" (cigarettes) mocks how easily romantic conflicts were supposedly resolved through consumer goods rather than honest communication. The illustration style—with exaggerated, caricatured figures—emphasizes the absurdity of the situation.
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EMOTIONAL IN THE LIFE When you tell your fiance that you have a sick headache and can’t go out, and later on at a dance he finds you in the arms of his rival, don’t explain... Offer Him a MURAD © P. Lorillard Co., Eat. 1760 OF A MOMENTS FLAPPER —nausea, dizziness and faintness caused by all forms of Travel Mo- tion. Sea, Train, Auto, Car or Air Travel Sickness yields promptly to Mothersill’a, 36 73. & $1.50 at Drug Stores or direct The Mothersill Remedy Coy Ltd. Cortez AGars -MADE AT KEY WEST— ALL ABOUT THE PICTURE “You ought to go and see that film, dear. It’s wonderful."* “All right, I'll go tomorrow night. What is the film?” “Well and——"" “Who are the stars?"* “Well, the man is Richard What's-his-name, and the heroine is—oh, you know, the tall blonde that was divorced last winter from that— oh, that comedian, you know. That is, maybe he isn’t a comedian, but you know the one I mean.""—Kansas City Star. it’s Something-or-Other about Love, ALL IN THE FAMILY Laura May was very enthusiastic about starting to school. The family, thinking to help, had been teaching her her A B C's. One day Laura's four-year-old sister Dolly was heard to repeat the alphabet without a mistake. “Why, Dolly, do you know your A B C's?" asked her mother, surprised. “No,"’ was the reply, “but I know Laura May’s.""—Indianapolis News. ‘THE DEVINNE-MALLEMBECK COMPANY, INC, PRINTERS, MEW YORE PROGRAM NOTES My mind rambles on in a curious way When I watch a big symphony orchesta play, I wonder what strife Has embittered the life Of people who play the bass viol; For they never, by any chance, smiol, I wonder why flutists are fat As Victorian beadles— Is it diet that makes them like that, Or melodious tweedles? I envy the nimble Young man with the cymbal, Who zings only twice, let us say, Then is through for the day. What thoughts do his idle hours bring While he's waiting to zing? And I pity the men with the fiddles— I think it’s a crime They should sit as on extra-hot griddles And work all the time. Yet they always seem gay, Even eager to play; They are clearly the symphony’s drudges, While the man with the tuba begrudges Each miserly grunt For the people out front. My thoughts ramble on in a haphazard way When I hear a big symphony orchestra The music soars high on melodious wing While I am considering frivolous things, Such as who cut the hair of the kettledrum drummer, And what do French horn players do in the summer? —S. K., in Spokane Spokesman-Review, Marseilles, Vienna, Trieste, Italy and Central Europe For a change—try this de luxe Southern Service to Paris, via Mat- seilles. World's fastest. motor-ships to Paris, Vienna, Trieste, Rome, the Riviera and Central Europe. The last word in luxurious accom- modations and cuisine. Motor ferry service—drive on here, drive off at destination—no crating or packing: surprisingly economical rates. Send for brochure of interiors, descrip- tions, rates, and sailing dates. Any Steamship Agent, or Direct to PHELPS & CO., General Agents Cosulich Line 19 Battery Place, New York Sail on World’s Fastest Motor Ships SATURNIA VULCANIA agoco Gross Tons— 3.4000 Gross Tons— No Smoke or Cinders No Smoke or Cinders PRESIDENTE WILSON Passous for Her Superior Service to Italy comicbooks.com