Judge, 1915-04-03 · page 5 of 24
Judge — April 3, 1915 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon "The Way It Seemed to Them" depicts a couple on a sofa reacting with shock to an explosion-like announcement "MABEL! IT'S I AM!" This appears to be satirizing an unexpected or dramatic revelation in a domestic scene, though the specific reference is unclear without additional context. The "Some Easter Definitions" section provides humorous, cynical definitions of Easter-related terms (fashion, bill, clothes, figure, hat, etc.), mocking consumerism and social pretension around the holiday. Below are three brief comedic exchanges ("Which?", "Revelation", "Distinction with a Difference", "It's Necessary") offering wordplay and satirical commentary on contemporary social behaviors and gender relations. The overall page satirizes Easter celebrations, consumer culture, and domestic life in early 20th-century America.
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Some Easter Definitions FPAStON— the art of inducing a woman who owns thirteen gowns designed three months ago to complain that she has nothing to wear. Bill—A_ pre-bankruptcy father or hubby. Clothes — Body coverings intended to ward off the attacks of the elements and to induce those of men. Figure—A collection of artistic curves and outlines formed by ar- ranging a lot of gauze, wire, cloth, sawdust and cotton about the femi- nine form. Hat—Overhead cost. Hubby—An ‘‘angel’’ who puts up for an extravaganza for the delectation of other men. Label—A bit of cloth of Parisian manufacture attached to a Hobo- ken-made gown for the purpose of holding up the price. Man—A wary animal infesting clubs, dens, offices and buffets, but who may be lured forth by the flaunting of bright colors or the swish of silk. schedule for WAY IT SEEMED TO Puddle—A body of water entirely sur- rounded by male sightseers. Rain—A source of supply for such dots and spots as Paquin or Callot may have left out of an Easter gown. Sermon—A ministerial interruption to the criticism and appreciation of the Easter sar- torial and millinery display.—stuart R. Stone, WHICH? I sat at your wife’s back at the show last night. How did you like it? THEM Revelation HERE is a rose upon her Easter bonnet, But her cheeks’ roses far that rose eclipse; There is a bobbing cherry set upon it, But you can’t match the cherry of her lips. Two pretty ribbons from that bonnet dangle, And in a bow she knots them ‘neath her chin; But, oh, that knot is nothing to the tangle Which the fair maid proceeds to tie me in!—Nathan M. Levy. Distinction with a Difference Mrs. Crawford—Did your hus- band agree with you that your new Easter bonnet was all that could be desired? Mrs. Crabshaw—While he didn't put it exactly that way, he said that it filled the bill. It’s Necessary “They do things differently in Mexico."’ ‘*How's that?"’ ‘The Presidents do most of their running after they're elected.””