Judge, 1903-09-19 · page 15 of 16
Judge — September 19, 1903 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertising page** from Judge magazine, with one central cartoon and numerous product advertisements typical of early 1900s publications. ## The Main Cartoon The large central illustration depicts a **domestic scene** with a woman in an elegant dress confronting a man. The caption reveals a marital joke: the wife asks the difference between a "gown" and a "creation," and the husband admits he "can't give the exact figures, but it's a small fortune." **The satire**: This is a common theme in Judge—mocking men's bewilderment at women's fashion expenses and the inflated language used to justify luxury clothing prices. "Creation" was fashionable terminology for expensive, designer garments, implying artistic value to justify costs. ## Advertisements The page features typical period ads: Sohmer pianos, Old Overholt Rye whiskey (emphasizing government regulation), Cortez cigars, New Jersey resorts, and various patent medicines—reflecting the magazine's middle-to-upper-class readership concerned with refinement, health, and leisure. The humor relies on period anxieties about consumption, marriage dynamics, and masculine confusion regarding feminine extravagance.
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