Judge, 1913-09-06 · page 7 of 24
Judge — September 6, 1913 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several satirical pieces targeting early 20th-century social conventions: **"The Slender Maiden"** compares Victorian-era body-shaming (criticizing thin women for corseting) to contemporary criticism of the same thinness, suggesting women can't win regardless of fashion. The joke: fashion standards are arbitrary and hypocritical. **"Spoiling Their Pleasure"** mocks public health efforts to eliminate shared towels (which spread germs). Microbes "mourn" losing this transmission vector—dark humor about resistance to sanitation. **"The Real Revelation"** satirizes a lecturer claiming women's hemlines indicate voting fitness. The correction—he meant "ballet," not "ballot"—ridicules the absurdity of judging women's political capacity by clothing. **"Original Beginnings"** makes a cynical quip: divorce decrees, like mighty oaks, grow from small seeds, implying divorces have secretive origins. The top photograph illustrates a sentimental domestic story about a man avoiding unwanted sympathy. These pieces collectively lampoon social pretension, bodily anxieties, and evolving gender roles of the period.
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SHE PROMISED HER With a strangling sensation in his throat he waited for Daisy to put her arm ; around him and pat him upon the head, as had Grandmother Jones. In- stead she did worse, “I'm going to make you a hot toddy,”? she announced, leaving the room. ‘Back in a min- ute."” Hurriedly, stealthily, as soon as he was alone, Benny rose, secured his hat and vanished. Hot toddy, which he loathed, was Aunt Ellen's prescription, and just then one would have choked him to death. Da returning with the toddy, saw that her visitor had gone, and understood. “One more lesson learned,’ she wept, comforting herself with the steaming drink. ‘‘Never unload sympathy upon aman until he advertises for it.’" Spoiling Their Pleasure Papa Microbe—The board of health has decided to abolish the roller towel. Chorus of Baby Microbes—Boo hoo; Now we can’t have any more fun looping the loop! The Slender Maiden 'N OUR grandmother's time, a attire No less than today bore the critic’s fire, And when the slenderest maid ap- peared Some fleshier lady would tell what she feared: “I do not care how fair her face is I'm very much afraid that she laces!’’ maiden’s At the present time, when a sylph-like form And a winsome face bring praises warm, Some stouter dissenter i8 certain to say, In exactly the tone of our grandmother's day: “Her face may be beau- tiful, but I note That she hasn't the sign of a petticoat!" —Grace McKinstry. Vocational Edna—She is a very devoted church mem- ber. Edith—Is that so? Edna—Yes; never misses a fair, sociable or charity bridge. MOTHER SHE WOULDN'T GO IN BATHING The Real Revelation “A famous lecturer says that the slashed skirt shows whether or not woman is qualified for the ballot.’” “Huh! He means the ballet.”” Criginal Beginnings “Great oaks from littie acorns grow,’” The proverb apt relates; And, let us add, divorce decrees Have surreptitious dates. With the mosquitos entertaining, ham- mocks are not as enticing as they were. SEPTEMBER MORN comicbooks.com