Judge — March 2, 1901 — page 5: what you’re looking at

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This Judge magazine cartoon presents a fashion illustration titled "Terribly Stanwyx" (the OCR garbled the name, likely referring to a contemporary actress or fashion figure). The satire appears to mock women's fashion extremes of the era—specifically the enormous, voluminous skirts characteristic of early 20th-century haute couture. The caption's dialogue—"What can I do to make him think better of me? Oh, I have it! Stay away and let some other girl marry him"—suggests ironic commentary on how excessive fashion might actually repel romantic suitors rather than attract them. The joke targets the absurdity of prioritizing elaborate, impractical clothing over genuine relationship appeal, satirizing both fashion excess and women's perceived priorities through male-centered humor typical of Judge's period.