Judge, 1914-07-18 · page 5 of 24
Judge — July 18, 1914 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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The main illustration satirizes young honeymooners attempting to evade detection during vacation by renting an "impecunious infant" as a cover—suggesting married couples disguised themselves as families with children to avoid scandal or gossip about unmarried cohabitation. The accompanying text sections ("On Vacation," "From the Fanatical Dictionary," "The Summer Girl") consist of humorous definitions and quips about leisure activities, social types, and romantic pursuits typical of early 20th-century American life. The satire targets social hypocrisy: strict Victorian-era conventions prohibited unmarried couples from traveling together, forcing those seeking privacy to adopt deceptive pretenses. The joke exposes the gap between rigid public morality and private behavior, mocking both the couples' schemes and society's surveillance of intimate conduct.
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