“The Bashful Ones” (Among Us Mortals, 10/8/1944)
by W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962)
18.5 x 15 in., ink on board
Coppola Collection

W.E. (William Ely) Hill (1887-1962) was known for his masterful black and white Sunday page, “Among Us Mortals,” sometimes referred to as the Hill Page. Please see the Gallery description for more about Hill.

From this October 8, 1944 edition, titled “The Bashful Ones” some quotes:

“The whispering schoolgirls. Very trying to a bashful boy, who imagines that the girls are making fun of him. Wonders if his face is dirty or if the tie he’s wearing looks sissy.”

“Motherly girls are entranced with bashful boys and love to work on them, to bring them out and help them express their innermost thoughts. The boy usually gets wind of this and is terrified.”