Judge, 1913-04-26 · page 6 of 24
Judge — April 26, 1913 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from Judge magazine combines humor pieces and advertisements typical of early 20th-century American satirical publishing. The content reflects contemporary social anxieties about changing gender roles and modern behavior. The hosiery advertisement at top uses suggestive quotes about women's independence ("I am an heiress," "Music is my hobby") paired with illustrated stockings—a commentary on how consumer goods were marketed to appeal to increasingly independent women. The humor pieces mock various targets: a father naive about his daughter's romantic encounters; a modern girl who can fix cars but can't cook (reflecting anxiety about women's changing roles); lawyers and their duplicitous rhetoric; a mother concerned about her son's honesty while lying to visitors; and the final joke about chorus girls prioritizing debt over intellectual men—a dig at both theatrical workers and pretentious intellectuals. The overall tone suggests mild, class-conscious social satire aimed at middle-class readers concerned about modernization, female independence, and moral standards.
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> “Won't you dance the bunny bug with me?” Born in the Sex E WAS the happy father of a very pretty and bright little girl of ten. “‘Dad,’’ she said to him one evening, when he was reading the paper, ‘‘every morning, when I am going to school, the boys catch hold of me and kiss me."’ “But, Ethel,’’ he said, “‘why don’t you run away from them?’’ “Well, dad, if I did, perhaps they wouldn’t chase me."’ The New Girl She cannot sew, she cannot cook, The maiden I admire; But she can very quickly mend A busted auto tire. Overdid It “‘What’s the matter?”’ asked the lawyer's friend. “Been in a railroad acci- dent?" “No. I had a jury case the other day, and I argued so eloquently for the pur- pose of making it appear that my client was a fool instead of a knave that I got him acquitted on that plea.’* “What has that to do with your appearance?”’ “He met me outside, after court had adjourned.” Her Guess “Mary, How did this pretty plate get broken?’’ “TI dof’t know, ma’am, unless it took a silly notion to roll off the shelf and smash itself against a cor- ner of the stove."” “Candy !"” “Tam a bud, but look “Tam an beiress!"" out for thorus !'’ SPEAKING DESIGNS IN HOSIERY Spring Tonic “‘What you need is a mental tonic."’ “*A mental tonic, doctor?”” “Yes. You have been reading heavy literature all winter. A column a day now of baseball gossip will do you good."” A LESSON NEEDED “* Maggie, tell Mrs. Brown I'm not at home. Robert has just gone and told me a deliberate falsehood about the pie and I must punish him severely."” “*Thoroughly Ameri- can.”* “ Music is my hobby !** Harve Paste Crossed «eQWERE you ever crossed in love?” Ww “Once."* “How did it happen?” “There was a lovely girl who regarded me as a hero, but her people didn’t like me. After I had done everything I could to win their regard, I called her up by telephone one morn- ing, to ask her to elope with me." “Yes?” “Well, the wires hap- pened to be crossed and her father overheard us. talk- ing.”” All for Love For love men have been known to die, And love has caused men to reveal The talents that have raised them high; For love men have been known to steal, For love men have been known to set Aside the rules of creed and caste; For love most men are glad to let Themselves be fooled from first to last. Preoccupation “I want just one little kiss!"" he said. “Yes, sir,’’ replied the absentminded shopgirl. “Will you take it with you or have it sent?"” Just Their Kind Manager—I suppose you chorus girls haven't any use for a deep young man? Soubrette—Surely! All we know are deep in debt. comicbooks.com