Judge, 1914-05-02 · page 8 of 41
Judge — May 2, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge (circa 1914) contains fashion illustrations and several brief humorous pieces reflecting early 20th-century social attitudes. **Fashion Section:** The top shows spring and summer 1914 fashions—women in elaborate hats, high-waisted dresses, and fur stoles typical of the era. **The Humor Pieces:** - "Her Accomplishment" and "Not To Be Thought Of" mock women who lack domestic skills (sweeping, sewing, cooking) but excel at dancing—suggesting modern women prioritize frivolous pleasures over housewifery. - "Berths Engaged" uses the Noah's Ark legend as a punchline: a young couple trying to board is refused because Noah already has "a pair of asses"—crude humor about their foolishness in mocking his scheme earlier. - "A Quelquechose Malheur Est Bon" (French section) jokes about a thin woman adopting the returning bustle fashion before heavier women—implying bustles flatter only certain figures. The satire reflects period anxieties about changing women's roles and fashion's absurdities.
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LA MODE EN 1914 Printemps. Eee. FASHIONS FOR 1914 Spring. Summer. Berths Engaged HE ARK was about to leave the dock for its famous forty-day cruise. “All aboard !’’ called Noah. ‘All pas sengers ashore !"? At that moment a young couple was seen rushing madly for the gangplank. The skipper took a look and observed that it was the family that had been kid- ding his scheme the day before. He said, ‘‘Because you cannot sew, 4 “Hey! Wait for us!’ shouted the , 1 do not give a hang. Ob, man, waving his umbrella, I'm asking you to be my wife, “Too late!’? grinned Noah, pulling in So well you do the tango! the gangplank. ‘‘We already have a pair Not To Be Thought Of of asses!’” “And do you love your neighbor as _ — red Her Accomplishment ee] cannot sweep, I cannot sew, T cannot do the cooking; Now, if a useful wife you want, For me you are not looking. yourself?” asked the clergyman. The magazine editor admitted that he did not. “Still, there are extenuating circum- stances,’’ he added. ‘My neighbor is a poet.’” Giving Way Miss Skittles—You must never see me again. Mr. Skids—All right. In future we will meet after dark, A QUELQUECHOSE MALHEUR EST BON La Dame forte—As-ta va que la “ tournure sera de mode la prochaine saison. La Dame maigre~Parbleu! Et comme 4’ habitude tu as e'e la premiere al’ adopter. “IT'S AN LLL WIND," ETC. The fat one—They say that bustles are com.ng in again. The slim ene—Well, my dear, you're abead of the fasbion, as usual. comicbooks.com