Judge, 1913-04-26 · page 13 of 24
Judge — April 26, 1913 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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**Main Cartoon ("I Should Like a Sample of Cloth for a Bathing Suit"):** This satirizes female hypocrisy and materialism. A woman named Alicia claims she's nobly sacrificing her love for poor Harold to marry the wealthy Mr. Harcourt—framing this as selfless. However, the dialogue reveals her actual motivation: she accepts Harcourt's expensive ring while rejecting Harold's modest means. The satire exposes her rationalization of marrying for money as false virtue-signaling. She performatively mourns Harold's "limitations" while clearly valuing Harcourt's wealth over genuine affection. **Secondary Content:** - A Cubist poem ("On the Square, But Not On the Level") by J.B. Dorman plays with geometric abstraction - "Moulting Signs of Spring" appears to be an unrelated illustration - A brief joke about attachment (likely legal/financial) as romantic obligation The page targets early 20th-century courtship practices and women's claims of romantic idealism masking mercenary motivations.
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“I SHOULD LIKE A SAMPLE OF CLOTH FOR A BATHING SUIT” never be made unhappy at the thought of my pleasure being his personal sacrifice. It really does not seem just to Harold that I should let him make this great sac- Tifice, does it, dear?"’ “No, I am sure it is not, Alicia.’” “Even now I am bracing myself to make this great, this supreme sacrifice ON THE SQUARE, BUT NOT ON THE LEVEL A Cubist Poem J.B, Dorman, for poor Harold’s sake, to turn aside from the pleadings of my own heart and think only of Harold while 1 marry Mr. Har- court.’” “You are so unselfish, Alicia!’ sighed the other. For a moment there was silence, “Is that Harold’s ring, dear?”’ “Grace, sometimes you seem utterly lacking in all finer feeling! Do you think I would accept a priceless - ring like this from poor Harold, who never could save up enough money for it? Mr. Harcourt gave me the ring. It meant no sacrifice to him. Poor Harold! I have always thought of his limitations.” “Dear Alicia,’ murmured Grace sweetly, ‘‘you are so unselfish !’” Something Due Him Ned—You say some con- sideration is due you from Miss Petite? Ted—Yes; I've placed an attachment on her. people don’t get rich, “ MOULTING” SIGNS OF SPRING HERE may be very good reasons why some persons don't marr, just as there are very good reasons why other comicbooks.com