Judge, 1914-07-25 · page 12 of 24
Judge — July 25, 1914 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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This page from Judge magazine contains several brief satirical pieces mocking early-20th-century social attitudes and gender relations: **"His Ambition"** jokes about a young man fresh from college whose only goal is marriage—satirizing shallow ambition. **"Her Rival"** plays on a woman's excuse for poor yachting (a boyfriend was "hugging the shore" rather than sailing properly)—a double entendre about romantic distraction. **"Two Phases of Feminism"** critiques the contradictions in women's fashion standards: women in revealing modern dress are called "fully dressed," while those modestly covered in kimonos are called "undressed"—mocking arbitrary social judgment. **"His Pessimistic Position"** features a character defending atheistic views, likely referencing contemporary debates over religion and modernity. **"Not Exactly Strange"** and **"Discretion"** offer brief observational humor about human nature. The main cartoon narrative concerns a woman who feigns inability to swim to flirt with an attractive stranger while her fiancé John is away—satirizing female deceptiveness and the compromised morality of romantic temptation. The motion picture frames below appear to be promotional material for Judge's film content.
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HIS AMBITION “* Well, son, now that you are out of college, what do you want to do?’ “* T'd like to get married."* Mrs. Trueboy looked about in alarm. This was not the voice that had been teaching hertoswim. But it was the voice of John Trueboy, who had shaved. Her Rival Madge—How was it you didn’t have a nice time out yachting? Marjorie—It was so very stormy that Charlie had his hands fu!! with the sails all the time and could do noth- ing but hug the shore. His Pessimistic Position “No doubt an expression of the opinion will cause me to be regarded as an athe- ist, heretic and an awful Two Phases of Feminism ITH arms and shoulders gleaming white, With bust and back in plainest sight, With all that clinging “‘lines’’ suggest— She’s fully ‘*dressed.’’ In big kimono wrapped about So modestly that scarce peeps out More than her face (oh, curious jest!) — She's ‘‘all undressed.’’ —Frederick Moxon, Not Exactly Strange Lew Payson—You sure got swindled on that auter! I told you not to buy any- thing from a stranger. Ed Dodd—He wasn’t a stranger. I seen that feller somewhere about seven years ago. Discretion “Pop, what do we mean by saying dis- cretion is the better part of valor?” example,” defiantly remarked Rip Saw- yer, ‘‘but I believe all the devil wants is to be let alone.’’ The next day, as she was floating and swimming about and wondering whether she had done just right in the matter, she “Generally speaking, my son, we mean that discretion can run faster."’ caught a giimpse of a handsomer young man floating nearher. She had noted him at breakfast, for he was a fresh arrival, and had been tempted to indulge in a slight flirtation there and then, for he had encouraged it. But all at once she thought of John Trueboy, away up in Canada, und she really began to believe he couldn’t flirt on a fishing trip. But she changed her mind. She was floating in shallow water, as she found by touching bottom, and the temptation was too great. She pretended she couldn’t swim, and shrieked and made a show of help- lessness, This experimental deceit is sometimes affected by young women who really could give a mer- maid a race. The handsome fellow, of course, came to her rescue, and their ac- quaintance began. He set about teaching her. Young women who can’t swim or who pretend they can’t and young men who teach young wom- en how to swim know something of the peculiar intimacy of this joyous task. It was not long before Mrs. Trueboy forgot all about John in Canada, and she even looked at the young man she had flirted with but yesterday as though she never before had seen him. At moments her con- science troubled her a bit, but she got over that. This was too much fun to be worrying about anything else, “You seem to like me,’’ said the young man unblushingly, as they waded out. : JUDGE'S MOTION PICTURES ARIVAL,SO AGY PLANS pi REVENGE A Seaside Romance: or, He Who Laughs Last Generally Gets the Best End of It comicbooks.com