Judge, 1904-03-12 · page 6 of 16
Judge — March 12, 1904 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a satirical illustration about women's gossip and social circulation. The main figure shows an elegantly dressed woman in an elaborate gown with decorative floral patterns, depicted from behind. The dialogue below reveals the joke: when asked if she's careful about telling secrets, the response is paradoxical—she only tells secrets to people she believes *cannot* keep them silent. The cartoon mocks upper-class women's social behavior, suggesting they deliberately spread gossip by confiding in unreliable confidants. The decorative fashion sketches above (including a mirror frame and two other fashionable women) reinforce the focus on high society. The satire targets women's reputation for being unable to keep secrets and their complicity in spreading rumors through deliberate choice of listeners.
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IN CIRCULATION. “Is she careful as to whom she tells her secrets ?"" m “Oh, yes. She will never tell them to any one whom she thinks can keep a secret.” comicbooks.com