Judge, 1915-06-05 · page 18 of 28
Judge — June 5, 1915 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page contains advertisements and satirical commentary on women's suffrage and social issues circa 1910s. **Left side:** Two ads—one promoting flying boat rides on the Hudson River (a novelty attraction), the other advertising a Judge magazine subscription. **Right side:** "The Modern Woman" column addresses how women's increasing independence and the suffrage movement might affect fashion. The article notes that historically, as men gained independence, they dressed more simply; suffragists predict women will similarly standardize their dress rather than constantly chase fashion trends. **"The Apathetic" section:** Critiques women who distance themselves from the "shrieking sisterhood" (derisive term for loud female suffragists). The commentary argues that vocal women activists, despite being annoying, show more intellectual vigor than silent, apathetic women. **"Suffrage Snapshots":** Short satirical observations about anti-suffrage arguments and women's economic participation, suggesting suffrage opponents' real motivation is protecting male comfort rather than principle. The overall tone is pro-suffrage while mocking both anti-suffragists and women who claim neutrality on women's rights.
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That rarest thing on Earth --- ---“a new SENSATION”. Come up in the Air,- in A Flying Boat! *Safe as if you were in a high-speed Auto- mobile, with a Barney Oldfield at the Wheel. But,— worth-while isn’t it,— to say that you actually FLEW, — not merely on the Water, but over the Water and ‘‘up in the Air’. Only Ten Dollars per Voyage! - on the Hudson River. Telephone for appointment, to ‘*Columbus 9620°° -Or, write for Booklet, which tells all about it, and- make up a Party. Address :- The Hudson-Wright Aero Co., Flying School 242 West 59th St. New York City Thirteen Weeks of Judge $1 The next thirteen issues of Judge will contain so much real humor and smart satire that we are sure anyone who reads them will become Ne a permanent subscriber. N : aes N Hence our special offer Judge 7 oT] BS Min aves, to new subscribers. New York For the en- closed $1 (bill, check, stamps, or Sx money order)’ send me the next 13 issues e. No subscriptions renewed at this pric THE MODERN WOMAN Curbside Comments By OREOLA W. HASKELL Votes and Clothes Ror W. BABSON, in a recent article on the economics of equal suffrage, rouses hope in the breasts of those dull creatures who think women were actually meant to be sartorially sensible. He says, ‘‘But most interesting will be the effect of the woman. suffrage movement upon dress, millinery and other lines depending upon constantly changing fashions. History shows that as man has acquired independence, he has dressed more simply and has gradu- ally standardized his clothes. It is common knowledge that the development of the equal-suffrage movement in England and other nations has been accompanied by a growing simplicity of dress among its followers. That women should standardize their dress seems at first thought unthinkable, but it is wholly possible and very probable."* The Apathetic HE American woman who prides herself on her aloofness from what she calls ‘the shrieking sisterhood"’ will find small consolation in the words of M. M. Mangasarian, who punc- tures her complacency with his pen in this fash- ion: ‘If some women are now pitching their voices too high, the majority of them still strike a note which is too low to rhyme with modern scientific thought. Of the two ‘pitches,’ the low pitch is really the more alarming. The woman who screams is less of a menace than the woman who is dumb. The scream is a sign of life and lung power as well as of will power. Muteness is a sign of intellectual anemia. tives are tongue tied.’” Suffrage Snapshots By IDA HUSTED HARPER 66 A GREAT popular defeat in 1915 would do more to stop the suf- frage agitation than anything else,’’ say the antis. On the con- trary, it would simply show the suffragists that they must raise another army and double the output of ammunition, Tintyea oy Anteene ae YOU CAN'T EMPTY THE RESERVOIR WITH A SIEVE The emancipated scream. The cap- The Michigan industrial commission has reported that thousands of husbands in that State are supported by their wives. That is why the men defeated the suffrage amendment—they didn’t want to add to the burdens of the women. Four hundred women have just been employed in Glasgow as street car conductors, at $6.75 a week, which means that many at least will have to climb down off their pedestals even before they get a vote. A Missouri judge declares that ‘‘a man has a right to express his disapproval of his wife's dress in emphatic terms.’’ Evidently several million of them haven't taken proper advantage of their legal rights. Either that twenty-two per cent. of ‘‘unkissed’’ seniors at Prince- ton University have never been at large without a chaperon or else the truth is not in them. o A St. Louis judge has ruled that a man may call his wife a chicken. Sure; think what he might call her if he noted the flight of time.