Life — March 20, 1931 — page 11: what you’re looking at

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# Mrs. Pep's Diary by Baird Leonard This page contains a humorous diary entry by "Mrs. Pep" dated February 26-27. The illustration depicts a woman and man in what appears to be a basement or laundry room, with the caption: "...and we'll start a little wet-wash laundry, just you and I." The humor relies on the double entendre of "wet-wash"—a laundry term that also suggests gossip or scandal-mongering. The diary entries reference mundane social activities (lunches, theater visits, parties) and social commentary about women in society. The satire gently mocks upper-middle-class domestic life and women's social preoccupations of the era, presented through the fictional Mrs. Pep's observations about her circle and daily activities.