Judge, 1901-03-09 · page 18 of 22
Judge — March 9, 1901 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily advertising for a new book by Judge magazine. It promotes "The 1900 Girl," a companion volume to their earlier successful "Pretty Girl" series. The advertisement emphasizes that the book features illustrations by Judge's renowned artists, depicting beautiful women of various nationalities in elegant gowns, with charming faces and graceful poses. The page includes sample illustrations showing fashionable women in various poses and activities, reflecting turn-of-the-century aesthetics. The tagline "A Thing of Beauty and a Joy Forever" appeals to readers' desires for attractive imagery. This is primarily commercial content rather than political satire. It reflects Judge magazine's popular illustrated format and their marketing of collectible art books featuring idealized depictions of women—a common commodity in early 1900s periodical culture. The emphasis on "the finest collection" and "women of many nationalities" suggests aspirational consumption of beauty and culture.
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LEE AE LE AE AE LE LEAT AE AE AG AE AE AE LEGG ESE Al Tine of Beauty and and a by. Forever. THe190OcrRL MORE OF THE JUDGES PRETTY WOMEN. SHE OF tg00—- THE FINEST COLLECTION OF ALL. Charming Faces, Elegant Gowns, Grace, Character and Action A NEW BOOK. ‘“THE 1900 GIRL” is a companion volume to *€ The Pretty Girl,” only larger, with brief poems, bright dialogues, etc. Beautifully engraved and printed on plate paper and handsomely ‘bound, with an_illumi- nated cover, pages 9x12 inches in size. Price, 26 cts. For sale by all booksellers, on all trains, and at all hotel news-stands. Beautiful Women of Many Nationalities, all the pick of their kind. The ‘Pretty Girl’ pictures from JUDGE are famous the world over, and the sales of the first of the series have been and are very large. They are all by JUDGE artists, and involve some of the best work ever done by those famous workmen. ‘The small pictures shown herein are repro- ductions in miniature of some of the illustrations of The 1900 Girl.”” Order at once. The edition is small. Your bookseller will attend to the matter, if you do not care to attend to it yourself. Address JUDGE COMPANY, I1O FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. ‘S : : ; oy ; : : : ; ; : Q. : : : ; ; : comicbooks.com