Judge, 1914-08-15 · page 7 of 24
Judge — August 15, 1914 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This Judge magazine page contains light satirical humor about summer leisure and social pretense, typical of early 20th-century American humor. **"An Italian Garden"** (top cartoon): A surreal illustration mocking fashionable summer garden parties—the elaborate dress and theatrical poses suggest affectation masking emptiness. **"The Fan"** and **"What Ails Jones"**: Poetry and jokes mocking baseball fans' blind loyalty (always finding excuses for losses) and social hypocrisy (people judging whether Jones can "afford" vacation or suspecting financial dishonesty either way). **"Deceptive Appearances"** (bottom): Two jokes about summer hotel life—young men finding waitresses attractive until they realize the girls won't provide service beyond their job, and a backhanded "compliment" about a woman's new revealing dress, sarcastically calling her "brave" for displaying her backbone (body). The satire targets vanity, social pretense, and the gap between appearance and reality in leisure culture.
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“AN woods and to have a good time, here is the outfit to take along: The clothes you have on. 3 fishhooks and 1 fishline. 1 stewpan. Some salt and matches. A canoe you can hire, and if you do not want to carry the fishhooks, the fish you can buy. Keep in the shade at first, asa neck should be broiled over a slow fire. Sleep on a brush bed with a smudge near by and pull the sky over you for a cover. You won’t mind the two weeks outdoors if you stay outside as much as you can the fifty weeks you are in town. Bea woodsman in the city, and you will have no trouble being a woodsman in the woods. The Fan MOST baseball dope is soporific, Fans to beguile and fools betray; Infused with hope 'tis a specific Until boobs boot a game away. The sport, all know, has many angles That raise a shout and stir the blood; But while some players may wear span- gles, Some others should convey the hod. Your fan, though, never loses ardor. And for defeat can find a cause; He always ‘‘buts’ and “‘ifs”’ the harder, And ready is with his ‘‘because.’’ —J. A. Waldron. What Ails Jones Knicker — What is the matter with Jones? Bocker—If he takes a vacation, they wonder how he can afford ta; and if he doesn’t, they wonder if his accounts are straight. Abroad on Midsummer Eve Phantoms of the Past. Imps of Mischief. Specters of Remorse. High Spirits. Familiar Haunts. Blue Devils. Family Skeletons. Little Witches. Wizards of Finance. Good Souls. Shades of Night. Bogey Engines. Shadows of Coming Event Ghosts of Former Selv Geo. B. The Other Point of View “So you are taking summer boarders this year?”’ “Yep; we didn’t have to, but my wife loves to hear 'em talk that city dialect.’” rewood. ITALIAN GARDEN" Summery Proceedings E WATCHED a schooner ‘‘hug the shore,’’ But saw not when she won it; Just then it pleased his fancy more To hug the girl upon it. And while the wavelets ‘‘kissed the beach’’ The hint he wasn’t missing, For nothing can old ocean teach A youth, concerning kissing. Frederick Moxon. Deceptive Appearances Ted (at summer hotel)—Those pretty waitresses look awfully fetching. Ned—After you've been here a while you'll find they fetch nothing. Mabel—Don't you think I have courage to wear this new- fashioned frock ? Mrs, Golitely—Yes, indeed, my dear. You make a wonderful display of backbone ! comicbooks.com