Judge — August 27, 1910 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a Judge magazine cover from August 27, 1913. The cartoon depicts a romantic dinner scene where a man and woman sit across from each other at a candlelit table. The title suggests the satire concerns a woman whose eyes or gaze are uncontrollable or misbehaving—likely flirting or looking away inappropriately during the intimate moment. The joke appears to play on early 20th-century social anxieties about female propriety and "modern woman" behavior. A woman who "can't make her eyes behave" represents loss of feminine restraint or decorum—she cannot maintain proper courtship etiquette. This reflects period concerns about changing gender roles and women's increasing social independence during the Progressive Era.