Judge — February 18, 1911 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine, February 19, 1911 This silhouette illustration shows a woman in early 1900s clothing holding a hand mirror, gazing at her reflection. The caption reads "GLAD TO SEE HER BACK." The joke appears to be a visual pun: the woman is literally looking at her own back in the mirror's reflection, making the caption's double meaning work—she's pleased to see herself again (after an absence), but the image literally depicts her viewing her posterior. This plays on the era's genteel humor about propriety and women's fashion, while the silhouette style was popular in Judge's satirical illustrations. Without additional context, the specific social or political reference remains unclear, though it likely relates to a contemporary public figure or social commentary on women's fashion or behavior.