Judge — December 9, 1911 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page collects brief satirical quips and a central cartoon, all targeting gender stereotypes of the early 20th century. **The main illustration** shows Santa Claus in bed with a sign listing Christmas demands—a domestic complaint about wives' expanding holiday expectations and expense. **The surrounding jokes mock traditional gender roles:** - Women are portrayed as illogical (celebrating larger feet for bigger stockings) - A young woman under mistletoe is seduced by farming talk, satirizing rural courtship rituals - A wife supposedly buys suspenders just for their packaging, suggesting female materialism and poor judgment - The final sentiment about Christmas kindness appears sincere, contrasting with the cynicism above **The satire targets:** the commercialization of Christmas, marital discord (husbands resenting wives' spending), and the era's common caricatures of female frivolity and materialism. The humor assumes a male readership sympathetic to these domestic complaints. This reflects Judge's typical demographic and editorial perspective—affluent, male-oriented social criticism wrapped in holiday packaging.