Judge, 1913-01-11 · page 14 of 24
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This Judge story-cartoon satirizes upper-class marriage and masculine propriety. Two married couples—the Fitz-Carltons and Jameson-Joneses—attend a theatrical entertainment together. During the show, a performer called Mademoiselle Zing-Zang (depicted in white, drawing all eyes) gives "quick glances of recognition" to the two husbands while pointedly ignoring their wives. The satire lies in the contrast: the husbands maintain "stony stares," feigning indifference, while their wives "excitedly whispered to each other—perhaps about Bridge," oblivious to (or pretending ignorance of) the performer's flirtation. The piece mocks the performative facade of respectable marriages—husbands must pretend disinterest in attractive entertainers while their wives maintain polite ignorance, all while attending venues notorious for moral laxity.
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A DIVERTISEMENT. tive—until in the course of the entertainment Mademoiselle ‘The wives of Fitz-Carleton and Jameson-Jones were friends, meson-Jones and Fitz-Carleton were friends. The women were almost inseparable, and the men were chums at clubs and about town. The wives had planned a visit to one of the metropolitan amusement places where smoking and other things are allowed, and where entertainment is found that in one or another phase suits every taste and every lack of taste. And it happened— the women had arranged it—that Fitz-Carleton and Jameson- Jones enjoyed the somewhat rare joy of escort and participation. It was a happy box party—or at least one superficially fes- g-Zang, a dancer of great agility and versatility, appeared. As Mademoiselle Zing-Zang entered her eyes swept the house, and among others she gave Fitz-Carleton and Jameson-Jones quick “glances of recognition, entirely ignoring Mrs. Jameson- Jones and Mrs. Fitz-Carleton. Mademoiselle Zing-Zang’s dance was quite long, as there were encores. But throughout her writhings and contortions Fitz-Carleton and Jameson-Jones sat with stony stares at noth. ing in particular, while their wives excitedly whispered to each other— perhaps about Bridge. hat comicbooks.com