Judge, 1909-04-10 · page 6 of 16
Judge — April 10, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page is primarily **fashion satire and humor**, not political commentary. The main cartoon shows two men, one shabby and one well-dressed, discussing economic uplift—the poor man declines the "industrial commonwealth" concept, preferring coffee and a sandwich instead. It mocks idealistic economic rhetoric as disconnected from working-class reality. The "Fashion Notes" section uses absurdist humor: robins wearing red waistcoats, police wearing gumshoes (a pun on both footwear and slang for detectives), and women's theater hats large enough to serve as sofa cushions. These mock both fashion pretension and current social preoccupations. Other brief items satirize common complaints: a jilted man auctioning engagement gifts, a husband's public notice disclaiming his wife's millinery debts, and Cupid complaining about inflation. The tone is lighthearted domestic and social satire typical of early 1900s American humor magazines.
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“Gosh! there must be some sort of a fancy bird around here to lay an egg like that Why do the people hi On the way to see yo fear they will be late A SUGGESTION FOR THE JILTED. Granp Avetion. Suite: 9, BACHELOR APARTMENTS, 11 Wasi Weronespay The following articles will be sold to the highest bidder. No questions a One diamond ment ring, used only twice irs slightly soiled kid gloves, Five gross empty Seven gift books. Solid gold locket, picture removed, A TIMELY WARNING. A MAN in Atianta has started an innova- tion by having inserted in the local papers ly boxes, this notice: “Thereby give timely warning that, from now until after for any of my wife's millinery CUPID'S COMPLAINT. Sap tite “The tariff seems stupid. “t mind the hi athers; ung men a irls they pass When prices On chocolates, fi Amttican eau es, scented with re re quite the fad in our best saster, 1 will not be resp: negotiat Dan Cupid, feathers, motor circles, EASTER A. M. FASHION NOTES. REP WAISTCOATS will be largely worn by the robins during the spring and sum- mer seasons. A popular feature of men’s dress in Boston and Philadelphia this spring will be the noiseless necktie—a great relief from the rather loud neckwear of recent years. The revival of business of all kinds throughout the country indicates the return to vogue of the large checks, once so popular with everybody. The prevailing footwear of the police and second-story men this year will be the gumshoe, as heretofore. Ladies’ hats will be smaller this season than last, but the bills will be just as high as ever, if not higher. Sheath gowns made of panne rubber are the latest novelty from Paris, and are likely to prove popular, their elasticity allowing of a greater freedom of movement by the wearer. ‘The French poodle will be the prevailing dog during the coming season. A last year’s Pomeranian, suitably barbered and given a few lessons in French by phonograph, will pass muster if the owners prefer not to go to the expense of getting a new dog. A utilitarian headdress for women during the current season has the double advantage of obscuring the stage at the theaters where improper plays are performed, and serving a8 a comfortable sofa cushion between the acts. HORACE DoDD GasTIT THE TIMELY UPLIFT. My friend, don't you know that the industrial commonwealth will lift you out 80; but say, boss, if it’s all the same to you, I'll take a chance nkfurter sandwich * comicbooks.com