Judge — August 17, 1912 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The top cartoon, titled "HIGH FINANCING," depicts a shopping dispute. A Mrs. Jensen asks a merchant which dress costs ninety dollars, then proposes buying one for that price and charging a second identical dress to her husband's account—essentially getting two dresses for one price. The merchant agrees to this scheme. The bottom cartoon, "BETWEEN FRIENDS," shows women at leisure discussing fashion. One mentions wearing a Turkish lady costume to a ball; another responds she'll wear a veil to match. Both cartoons satirize early 20th-century consumer culture and gender dynamics—women's shopping habits, their use of credit/husbands' finances, and fashion obsession. The humor targets women's perceived materialism and frivolous spending during a period of economic change.