Judge, 1915-06-12 · page 9 of 24
Judge — June 12, 1915 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes newlywed husbands through humorous advice supposedly addressing marriage. The main cartoon (top) depicts women gathered, asking whether it's "a suffrage or anti-suffrage meeting—or just a busy gossip club?"—mocking women's activism by suggesting they're merely gossiping. The written "tips" mock married men by inverting conventional wisdom: husbands should work hard ("grindstone"), accept subordination, steal what they want, pay bills without complaint, and tolerate their wives' expensive habits (millinery). The tone is sarcastic—presenting male submission as inevitable. The bottom vignette shows a maid leaving her employer, rejecting being treated "as one of the family" while actually being exploited—a commentary on class relations. The satirical point: marriage is fundamentally transactional and domesticating for men, while women (whether wives or servants) are economically burdensome. This reflects early-1900s anxieties about gender roles and women's increasing independence during the suffrage movement.
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Straight Tips to June Bridegrooms HE MARRIED gentleman of correct de- portment places his Nose to the Grind- stone at an Early Date. If he tries to watch - the effect of the grindstone on his nose, all he gets out of it is Eye Strain. Any man can be a husband, but it takes an Artist to get by. Don’t flatter your vanity; it is going to die, anyway. Steal anything you can get; you are entitled to it now. A word in time will elicit eighty thousand of them. You are entering the Great Fraternity of Has-Beens. Be parcel carrier, pack horse and Dead Game. . Let your checkbook be the family Bible. Have you a little Tornado in your home? Smile, though it breaks your face. Is this a suffrage or anti-suffrage meeting—or just a busy gossip club? Remember how Deacon Gringle contrib- uted to the Church: he shingled it and sent the bill to the Committee. In marriage each gentleman is His Own Committee. Carnificial Orientation gets you nothing. And is a waste of time to Cohobate. Remember that she is your old sweet- heart; if you can make her remember it, too—the sun will still shine, the moonlight on the waters will be beautiful, white roses will give sweet fragrance, and there'll be laughter and tears with a deeper meaning than you ever knew. When the millinery bill comes Seq “What makes you think this in, be Hilarious. It will cost you the same. Chase away the Gloom; it harms the Delicate Machinery. If you are Tired, get used to it. Punch the iceman, if you feel too strong. Move noiselessly and conser- vatively. Look into her starry eyes and yawn, —Fred Ladd. Sold! Mistress—Surely, Marie, you are not going to leave us? Save your Eloquence for the always treated you as one of the family ? club. Maid—Indeed you have. ‘And I've stood it as long as I’m going to! “Well, it’s all about men."? story would be particularly inter- esting to the readers of a woman's Haven't [ pipet magazine? comicbooks.com