Judge — June 7, 1913 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine, June 7, 1913: "Brides' Number" This is the cover of Judge's special "Brides' Number" issue. The cartoon illustrates the caption: "Brides Sometimes Fail to Recognize Their New Names." The image shows a bride seated in a chair, wearing a hat and dark dress, appearing confused or disoriented. A man (presumably her new husband) stands nearby holding what appears to be a calling card or document, looking exasperated as he tries to address her by her married name. The joke satirizes the then-contemporary custom of women taking their husbands' surnames upon marriage. The cartoon humorously suggests that newly married women sometimes couldn't adjust to being called by their new family names, finding the change jarring or disorienting. This reflects early 20th-century social conventions about marriage and female identity.