Judge, 1906-06-30 · page 5 of 17
Judge — June 30, 1906 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This illustration depicts a domestic scene with a woman seated and a man standing behind her. The accompanying poem, attributed to Theodora Garrison, explores themes of romantic jealousy and reassurance in a relationship. The text references the woman's past romantic encounters—mentioning seeing the man "in the crowd" at a "Van Noorden wedding" and wondering about his identity. The poem suggests she had flirted with or been interested in other men ("I love to flirt"). The man expresses concern about her attention to others, while she reassures him of her commitment, repeatedly insisting "it's a foolish thing to do" regarding her past behavior. The satire appears to comment on courtship anxieties and the social dynamics of romance among the magazine's middle-class readership, capturing the uncertainty and jealousies inherent in romantic relationships of the era.
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A GIRL'S WAY. OU asked me for a rose to-night, and T And then to-day, when Marjorie and Bee Laughed at you and said no; and by and by nd Lillian and I were having tea, When you were watching me, above my fan We spoke of you, and I—I called you queer, I smiled and gave it to another man. Stupid and unattrac Oh, my'dear! Perhaps it was a foolish thing to do, Perhaps it was a fuolish thing to do, But, then—but, then, I care so much for you. But, then—but, then, I care so much for you. And yesterday I saw you in the crowd Well, yes; I love to flirt—to act as though At the Van Norden wedding, and you bowed ‘The things I say and look are really $03 And looked so puzzled when you saw me stare But when I talk to you I just congeal ‘And bow as though I wondered who you were. For fear you might think—fancy—£now them real. Perhaps it was a foolish thing to do, Perhaps it is a foolish thing to do, But, then—but, then, I care so much for you. But, then—but, then, I care so much for you. THEODOSIA GARRISON. comicbooks.com