Judge — May 2, 1914 — page 22: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon by Hezel Roberts depicts a scene at the "Café de Nuit" (Nightclub). The title "Paris Green" appears to be a pun on both the French nightlife setting and "Paris green," a toxic arsenic-based pesticide popular in the early 20th century. The satire likely mocks the decadence and moral dangers of Parisian nightclub culture—showing well-dressed patrons (including what appear to be wealthy men and women in elaborate dress) engaged in frivolous entertainment. The pesticide reference suggests the cartoon views such establishments as spiritually or morally "poisonous" to visitors. The exaggerated character poses and fashionable attire emphasize the superficiality and excess of the scene, typical of Judge magazine's social commentary on urban indulgence.