Judge, 1912-04-06 · page 25 of 28
Judge — April 6, 1912 — page 25: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a short story satirizing gender stereotypes of the era. A conceited young man accepts a dinner invitation, expecting to entertain a conventionally pretty "fluffy girl" in a fashionable chiffon gown with minimal effort. He assumes her appearance signals intellectual emptiness. The joke reverses his expectations: the woman proves to be an educated intellectual discussing eugenics, sociology, Ibsen's plays, and women's suffrage—topics that shock and confound him. She's even a practicing physician. The final punchline mocks his assumption that "a woman appears to advantage in a decollete gown" must mean "she has sawdust for brains." This reflects early 20th-century anxieties about women's education and changing social roles, particularly women entering professions like medicine and advocating for voting rights. The satire targets male smugness and shallow judgments based on appearance. The page also contains unrelated advertisements for the Pony Express (celebrating Bell System telephone service) and the Keeley Cure (for addiction treatment).
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Appearances Are Deceitful. By MAZIE V. CARUTHERS. YOUNG MAN Who Knew It All once condescended to accept a din- rer invitation. Dinners were necessary bores, anyway, he considered; and when his hostess introduced him to the girl bewas to take out—a pretty, fluffy crea- ture, with softly waving hair, garbed in amost ravishing chiffon gown—he ex- perienced that sense of relief all blase ones know sooner or later. “Ab!? quoth he. ‘‘Now the Fates arekind! I need not exert my weary brain to entertain this fluffy doll. She ealy wants to be amused. I will prattle toher of my old-time jests, toss her a compliment or two, and be considered the cleverest man on this footstool !’’ He smiled ingratiatingly. The Fluffy Girl was allowed to sun herself in his presence; she seemed to appreciate the great honor. He tried ber with a few trite remarks; she smiled shyly and gave him leeway from the soup to the appearance of the salad. Then she advanced a few theories on Eagenics, which so shocked the Young Man that he nearly choked. Failing to get much of a response from him, she changed the subject and discussed (by herself) the latest sociological problem. He replied with a ‘‘yea’’ or ‘“nay,’? as semed to his bewildered senses most applicable. Next, between the ices and the cordials, she handed over a few ideas on the latest information on the Troglydytes, between times discoursed on the lessons conveyed by Ibsen's ? and skirmished about triumph- atly on “Votes for Women,”’ etc. At this, the Young Man Who Knew It All felt faint and collapsed, whereupon the Fluffy One scientifically brought him to—for had she not been a practic- ing physician these five years? Which teaches that even a Fluffy Raffles may have a stray thought or two concealed under her Baby Belle curls, ud that there are bumps worth men- toning on her cranium; while the fact tut a woman appears to advantage in ‘decollete gown doesn’t always mean tat she has sawdust for brains! I'm in faver uv conserving all the timber in this country but the politicle One Policy — The Pony Express A Pioneer of the Bell System Fler Y years ago the Pony Express became the most efficient messenger service ever known. Pony riders carried mes- sages from Missouri to Cali- fornia, nearly two thousand miles across mountains and deserts, through blizzards and sand storms, constantly in danger of attack by hostile Indians. Fresh horses were supplied at short intervals, and the messages, relayed from rider to rider, were delivered in the record-breaking time of seven and one-half days. Railroad and telegraph took the place of the Pony Express, carrying messages across this western territory. Today the telephone lines of the Bell System have done more, for they have bound together ranch and mine and camp and village. This network of telephone lines, following the trails of the Indians, connects with the telegraph to carry messages throughout the world. By means of Universal Bell Service the most remote settler is no longer isolated, but has become a constantly informed citizen of the American Com- monwealth. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY AND ASSOCIATED COMPANIES One System Universal Service For Liquor and Drug Users A scientific remedy that has cured nearly half a million in the past thirty-two years. Administered by medical specialists at Keeley Institutes only. Write for particulars To the Following Keeley Institutes: Ki M Vittebure. Ya, «246 Fifth Ave, Vrovidence. KL Hot Springs. Ark. a Manchest n Colu aC ies Cale ht Salt Lake City, Utab, White Plains. X.Y. Toronto. Ontario. Columbus, Ohio, Winnipeg. Manitoba. London. England timber, and I think thar’s a heap uv that ought to be cleared off.—Jedge Wazem, } When Your Eyes Need Care Try Murine Eye Remedy BSeaaing—F Ser tnt los fer tr EY Crab Orchard. Ky. Vortiand. Me Lexington. Mara : hes are ries ‘St We per Bottle. MURINE EYE REMEDY Co., Nashineton. D.C. Portland, Ore, Jacksunet Philadelphia, Pa, 81'N, Broad St CHICAGO in answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com