Judge, 1911-05-27 · page 2 of 24
Judge — May 27, 1911 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of "Golf Girl" Page This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire. It promotes Penrhyn Stanlaw's "Golf Girl" print through the Leslie-Judge Company in New York. The illustration depicts a fashionably dressed woman on a golf course, swinging a club while two male golfers observe in the background. The woman wears an elaborate, decorative dress typical of early 20th-century fashion—the satire here is gentle social commentary about women's golf participation while maintaining impractical Victorian/Edwardian dress standards. The ad offers a free colored reproduction of this print to prospective buyers who send fourteen cents in stamps. The accompanying 45-page catalog featured prints suitable for home decoration as gifts. This represents typical Judge magazine cross-promotion and merchandising practices from the era.