Life, 1929-04-12 · page 9 of 44
Life — April 12, 1929 — page 9: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents social humor and observations typical of Life magazine's satirical approach. The top cartoon shows two men examining artwork in what appears to be a gallery or art dealer's space, with one saying "I like this one very much. I do hope it's good"—mocking the pretense of art appreciation among those uncertain of their own taste. The lower illustration depicts a fashionably dressed couple at what appears to be a social event, with the man saying he would applaud a woman named "Dora-Belle" for being "extremely cleah" (clear/refined)—likely satirizing affected upper-class speech patterns and social pretension. The surrounding text vignettes offer brief satirical observations about human nature: spring fantasies, puppy-sitting inconvenience, strawberries, bank tellers, Coolidge (the sitting president), dimples, radio announcers, and economical cohabitation. These are gentle, domestic social critiques rather than political commentary.
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7 Spring is when most of us would like to go somewhere else and plant a pecan tree, and sit under it until time to gather the nuts. Any of us will keep a friend's cun- ning little puppy for a night if the friend will call carly next morning and get the blankety-blank nuisance. The nice thing about strawberries is that they manage to give the im- pression that they are just as glad to see you as you are to see them. A bank teller cashing a check for a stranger usually manages to make the stranger feel that the check should read, “Pay to the order of this dirty crook.” “1 like this one very much. I do hope it's good.” Now that Coolidge is doing maga- zine work, he probably longs for the good old days when he could mail letters without putting stamps on them. “Have you any social prestige?” “Not a drop!” Many a man in love with a dimple makes the mistake of marrying the whole gitl. Then there was the radio announcer » who liked himself so much he went crazy trying to tune in on himself. “T would applaud j now, Dora-Belle. Two may live as cheaply as one— That's extremely if they stay out of speakeasies. > clevah,” comicbooks.com