Judge, 1902-05-10 · page 7 of 20
Judge — May 10, 1902 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This satirical cartoon updates the classical figure of Cupid for modern times. Rather than the traditional cherub wielding bow and arrow, Cupid now carries a golf club and ball—reflecting the early 1900s golf craze, particularly among women. The drawing depicts an elegant woman golfer ("fair and dainty golfress") as a "merry minx" on the golf links, with Cupid as a caddy-like figure accompanying her. The joke: romance and courtship have been transformed by this new leisure activity. Golf courses became fashionable social spaces where unmarried men and women could interact relatively unsupervised, making it a modern venue for romantic encounters. The satire gently mocks both the rapid modernization of courtship rituals and the "New Woman" of the Edwardian era who participated in athletic pursuits previously reserved for men. This was Judge's art competition entry; readers could submit hand-colored versions for prizes.
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COPYRIGHT, 1902, BY JUDCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. CUPID UP TO DATE. ‘The fair and dainty golfress And that while on he capers Is now a merry minx O’er field and dike and wall, Since she has found that Cupid Instead of bow and arrow Cavorts upon the links. He uses club and ball. EDITOR'S NOTE.—Here is a competition for amateur artists, JUDGE will pay TEN DOLLARS for the best hand-colored copy of the above drawing. On receipt of tea cents im stamps a special hand:proof of the drawing! prin ‘outline upon Stembach water-color paper, will be sent to any address. Tis special proof ts to be colored’ by hand by the P bbe nent to us by mail, posta ddrexsed to the Judge Art Department, 110 Fifth Avenue, New Vork, No copy ether than the DECISION IN THE SECOND STANLAWS ART COMPETITION. Mrs Virginia F. de B. . . Cal, is awarded the ten-dollar prize for the best-colored sent to us of the Stanlaws drawing which appeared in Junce 106s. 1 Biers were cage hu “The pictures by E. M. Lycett, Kirkwood, Mo.: ra Hollrook, 1054 Walnut Street, Newton Highlands, Mass, and Charlotte M. Eby, comicbooks.com