Judge, 1911-02-11 · page 5 of 24
Judge — February 11, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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**"To the Modern Girl"** is a poem by Carolyn Wells mocking women's suffrage. It urges young women not to vote, claiming voting is a "fashion and fad" promoted by "millionaires" and their "subtle snares." The poem suggests women should focus instead on fashion and appearance ("beautiful clothes," a "Russian sable coat"). **"A Paradox"** and **"An Interesting Question"** are brief satirical pieces about defeated congressmen—mocking their fate and questioning what becomes of them after electoral loss, with joking references to their hats and coats disappearing. The illustrations labeled "NIGHT" and "MORNING" appear to depict everyday scenes, though details are unclear. This page reflects anti-suffrage sentiment common in early 20th-century American humor publications, dismissing women's political participation as frivolous.
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To the Modern Girl. by CAROLYN WELLS. HERE, little vote! You've n_ badgered and urged, | know, And the things they id rly turned your head And set your young heart aglow; Rut it’s hackneyed heresy they quo There, little girl, don’t vote, Don’t vote! girl, don’t little girl, don’t vote! is a fashion and fad, I know, And the millionai: With their subtle snares, Are making you think it's so; But they are wrong, and time show 't— There, little girl, don’t vote, Don't vote! will The little girl, don’t vote! You have beautiful clothes, I know: That blue Marquisette, With the band of Would make a most splendid show; But, though you've a Russian sable coat There, little girl, don’t vote, Don’t vote! NIGHT. A Paradox. HE street-car conductor opened the door to the front platform to col- lect his fares. He encountered five policemen riding home from work. “Five coppers,’” remarked the con- ductor, slamming the door, ‘tand not a nickel in the bunch!"" MORNING. An Interesting Question. By WILBUR D. NESBIT. HAT becomes of defeated gressmen? Congressmen who are defeated seem to be immediately placed in the Great Hush, So far as public notoriety is con- cerned, a hermit leads the life of a show girl by comparison. What becomes of the congressman who does not receive the encore? His top hat and swinging coat tails con- vanish from Pennsylvania Avenue, only to be replaced by other top hats and more swinging coat tails. The mails carry hopeless garden seeds and marvelously dull public documents to the common people, but another frank is on the packages. The regular run of ‘highly amusing anecdotes’’ continues, but the name of another is substituted for the Hon. Soandso as the bonmottist. Gubernatorial and senatorial bob up as usual, but they are attached to other name Down what byway of oblivion roams the defeated congressman? booms JeaLousy is hair-triggered. comicbooks.com