Judge, 1913-08-16 · page 18 of 24
Judge — August 16, 1913 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous cartoons from European satirical magazines (Punch, Le Rire, Sketch, etc.), showcasing international comedy for American Judge readers. The jokes reflect early 20th-century social humor: a British MP embarrassed after skinny-dipping; French soldiers in a useless military order; mutual romantic suspicion between strangers; a boy's misunderstanding about showing his father to a customer; and a German man's forward flirtation using the pretext of sharing an umbrella. The final cartoon mocks social climbers who adopt ostentatious dining behavior to appear sophisticated—advice presented ironically by abandoning proper table manners. These are largely apolitical, relying on physical comedy, gender dynamics, and class-based situations typical of pre-WWI period humor. The format demonstrates how American magazines circulated international comedy to suggest cosmopolitan sophistication.
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LAUGHS FROM OTHER LANDsS Painful position of M. P. returning to his hotel in the only clothes left him after a quiet bath behind the rocks. — Punch (London). A Useless Order “ Haut les mains !* “Hands up!""—Le Sourire (Paris). Feminine Curiosity We're looking back to see if they Are looking back to see if we Are looking back to see if they Are looking back at us. —Bystander (London). “C’ que ga pince, j‘en ai la chair de poule!” . ‘ “Si seulement on pouvaiten faire du bouillon!” His Mistake “How the cold pinches! I am getting | Farmer—I hear there's a fine fat pig goose flesh!’” for sale here. Can I see it? “If we only could make bouillon out of | Boy—Fey-ther! Some one wants ter it!""—Le Rire (Paris). see yer.—Sketch (London). The Masher lein Friiulein, darf ich Zhuen meinen Sehirm anbieten?” “Danke, ich habe ja einen.” “ Ach, der ist ja viel zu klein fir uns beide.” 2 “Miss, may I offer you my umbrella?” “Thanks; but I have one."* Hints to Climbers: How To Attract Notice “Oh, but that one is much too small Dine at smart restaurants and forget all you ever learned of table manners.— for the two of us!"’—Fliegende Blaetter Punch (London). (Munich). Aang bevel comicbooks.com