Judge, 1903-03-21 · page 1 of 16
Judge — March 21, 1903 — page 1: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This satirical illustration titled "How They Love Each Other!" mocks female jealousy and cattiness. The central figure is an elegantly dressed woman whose elaborate train transforms into caricatured faces—representing other women—depicted in exaggerated, unflattering expressions. The caption presents a dialogue between "First Jealous Maid" and "Second Jealous Maid," with one woman claiming another appears "awfully bored," while the second suggests this boredom stems from listening to herself talk. The satire targets early 1900s social conventions and stereotypes about women's vanity, gossip, and mutual disdain masked by polite society. The grotesque transformation of the train into competing female faces visualizes the underlying hostility beneath women's social interactions. The two gentlemen in the background appear as detached observers to this feminine drama.
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VOL. 44 NO.1118 MARCH 21 1903 PRICE. 10. CENTS — A He eae Rey, «Oy OF DE corvmont 1903 ey suoce aaa See er reer SachenbibeinLite BP. Co Rewto First jraLous marp—‘‘ Just you notice Maud. Doesn't she look awfully bored about something?” Szconp jeaLous maiD—‘‘Oh, yes. I just heard her talking to herself. Perhaps that accounts for it.”