Life — October 4, 1929 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Letters of A Modern Father" & Social Satire This page from *Life* magazine contains two elements: **Top cartoon**: A domestic comedy showing a husband telling his wife he's had "a tiff" with her, asking her to "slam the door." The wife introduces her cousin, and the husband quips "Well, remove him again"—a joke about unwanted in-laws and marital discord. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows someone requesting information from "Miss Mar-ag-lo-irene," likely a play on a complicated or affected name, satirizing modern naming trends or pretentious affectations. The letter discusses the writer's son Sheridan, who has abandoned aviation to start a "Little Theatre" and is traveling to Europe—mocking artistic pretensions among young men of means during this era. The page uses humor to critique family dynamics, class aspiration, and bohemian artistic ambitions typical of early 20th-century American society.