Judge, 1911-05-06 · page 7 of 28
Judge — May 6, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from **Judge** magazine contains humorous short pieces and a comic strip satirizing early 20th-century American life and social conventions. **Upper content** includes brief jokes about everyday situations: a servant misunderstanding "dressing" instructions, a supposedly revolutionary "trouser skirt" worn over the head, and wordplay about courtship ("a name with a handle" winning hearts—likely referencing social status or formal titles). **"Girl Wanted"** is a satirical classified ad supposedly from "Ninety-nine Thousand Young Men," mocking contemporary beauty standards and social expectations. It humorously lists what men supposedly want: plain appearance, domestic skills (sewing, cooking), but *not* fashionable affectations like "harem-skirt habit" or French sophistication. The tone gently mocks both shallow male preferences and the era's rigid gender roles. **The comic strip below** ("Mr. Rudolph Jones") appears to be a serialized domestic humor strip following a character through his daily activities at various times. Overall, the page reflects **Edwardian-era social satire**: critiquing fashion trends, gender roles, courtship customs, and servant-employer relationships through gentle mockery.
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Hamlet. TH MOVING time draws nigh, And, though we vainly fret, The question great becomes “To let’’ or not to let. Dressing Not On. NTERING the kitchen, the woman said to her new servant, “Mary, did you put the dressing on the salad?” “No, mum,” replied the it’s still in th’ nude, We Don't Believe It. “ E HAS invented a trou- ser skirt that is bound to be the rage.” “What is there peculiar about it?’” “The wearer can put it on over her head.”” What Won. 4¢ TYAINT heart ne'er won fair lady.” What wisdom in that is hid! “Faint heart ne’er won fair lady” But a name with a handle did! LOCATING IT. “You have a pain, dear? Where is it?’ “It's in my equator.”” . ‘OR THOSE who cannot afford to witness the coronation, there abides the consolation that kind words are more than coronets, “MR. RUDOLPH JONES HAS TAKEN A RUN DOWN TO THE SPRINGS POR A SHORT REST.”—The Daily Buzz. “Girl Wanted.” By Ninety-nine Thousand Young Men. WANTEDcirl. Just plain girl. Should not be ad- dicted to the harem-skirt hab- it; rats and puffs not required. She need know nothing about bridge whist or social scandal. Inability to decipher a French bill of fare will not count against her. Need not have done and have been done by foreign countries. If she can sing and play a bit, sew and cook a trifle, so much the bet- ter. It is desirable that she have a little kindness of heart —for people, young, middle- aged, andold, and for animals. Need not be versed in church creed, but should believe in decency. In a word, we want just a wholesome, lovable, good, old-fashioned girl. No need to apply. Will come aft- er you. Donald A. Kaha. + “ce HICH hurts more,’’ W asked the dejected young man; ‘‘when your best girl throws you up or when she throws you down?” comichoo!