Judge, 1915-07-17 · page 7 of 28
Judge — July 17, 1915 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes summer resort culture and the pretensions of young men vacationing at boarding houses. The top cartoon depicts a dinner party where "Freddie" lasted only one year at Harvard—implying he's a failed intellectual now affecting sophistication at summer resorts. The "Summer Season Philosophy" section mocks both the pseudo-intellectual attitudes of male guests (with references to Freudian psychology—"the Id") and the absurd etiquette rules of boarding house life (don't step on seaweed, bow when bees sting you). The accompanying sketches show young men awkwardly transitioning from formal wear to beach attire, satirizing their self-conscious masculinity. The final section, "And Yet We Quiz The Women," suggests women remain the real puzzle—while these men posture with fake wisdom, they fundamentally misunderstand women's motivations (the squirrel joke reveals male naïveté about female behavior). The overall satire targets upper-middle-class male vanity and pretension during the leisure season.
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Flossie—Is Freddie a college SUMMER LOMBINO resurgio! When entering an empty bathhouse, knock. There are three grades of Summer Board ing House Mattress: Frightful, Damnadle and Adamant. When you excurse through the country, do not yield to Ischnophonia. If the prettiest Peach won't talk to you, Rock her to sleep in the hammock. A broken egg will never be used the third Once upon a time this strenuous youth dropped a rugged costume like this, to dally with Neptune, looking somewhat less robust. man? Chappie—Thirty-three per cent! SEASON Remember that, although the Id is a quiet beast and slow to anger, he has his Limit, jus. like any other girl. ‘Let us, then, be up and doing.’’ (Your Landlord's favorite quotation. ) When a Bee stings you, bow courteously and say, ‘‘Et tu, Brute?’’ Never rodomontade in the presence of the other Boarders. If the bugs annoy you, turn a hose on them. Do not step on the nereocystis. But now one sees our young braves stamp starkly, forth from out the billows’ briny depths, He lasted one year at Harvard PHILOSOPHY Graciously give way to the Ladies, in case of a rail fence. Of two girls who are sisters, always choose neither. Cuss shamelessly, if you must. How would you like to stay at Home? ‘*More wine, Clarice?’’ = —Fred Ladd. Naivete Cholly—The squirrels are very tame in the park. They follow us everywhere. May (archly)—Yes, they are after nuts. and favor an undeserving world some moments later with an ensemble of this sort. AND YET WE QUIZ THE WOMEN comicbooks.com