Judge, 1911-04-15 · page 5 of 24
Judge — April 15, 1911 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is an Easter-themed issue of *Judge* magazine featuring fashion commentary and social satire. The upper sections contain humorous poetry and brief social observations about Easter customs, particularly women's elaborate Easter hats and fashions. The text pokes fun at the competitive nature of Easter dress—one section notes how wives feel ashamed of their husbands' hats at Easter, suggesting Easter was a major fashion showcase event. The large illustration titled "The Wreck of the Millinery Ship" depicts animals in chaos on a beach and in water, appearing to be a visual pun on the lavish, oversized Easter bonnets of the era. The "wreck" metaphorically represents the extravagant, impractical nature of the enormous hats fashionable women wore during this period—literally boat-sized constructions that were the subject of contemporary social ridicule.
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BLAS WP ib Re A Feminine Trait. by ESTELLE MAY NOLTE. BREATHES there a girl with soul so dead Who never to herself has said, “I sure must have an Easter hat!"’ Whose heart has not with envy beat, When meeting girl friends on the street, Upon whose heads—they stopped to chat— The very latest style she spied, Then straightway to the milliner hied? COLD-STORAGE egg by any other name would smell as sweet. Uninformed. 6 Y DEAR friend,” says the plati- tudinously impressive gentle- man of an uplifting turn of mind, ‘‘I trust that you are not led to envy me because of my wealth. I assure you that money cannot buy happiness.’’ “How do you know?" asks the other. “I never heard of you spending any of yours.’” ANY a wife is ashamed of her hus- band’s hat at Easter. Just Settings. N EASTER morn, when Mary trips Along the street, the hill, the flat, The trees, the sun, the grassy strips Are settings for her Easter hat. Their Safeguard. Se ]SN'T it strange the Scrapleys al- ways have their house full of com- pany?” “Oh, I don’t know; it’s the only way they can get along together.’’ Sweet is Easter—especially to women. THE WRECK OF THE MILLINERY SHIP. comicbooks.com