Judge — March 26, 1910 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Easter Number, March 26, 1910 This is the cover of Judge magazine's Easter issue from 1910. The illustration, credited to James Montgomery Flagg, depicts a fashionably dressed woman in an elaborate Easter hat and gown walking alongside a small child dressed in formal attire. The caption reads "Easter on the Avenue," referring to Fifth Avenue in New York—then the center of elite social life. The satire likely comments on Easter's transformation into a secular fashion display among the wealthy. The exaggerated formality of both figures, especially the oversized Easter hat, mocks how the holiday had become primarily an occasion for parading expensive clothing rather than religious observance. This was a common satirical theme in early 20th-century American humor magazines.