Judge, 1915-10-30 · page 2 of 28
Judge — October 30, 1915 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **magazine advertisement**, not political satire. It promotes *Vanity Fair*, a new publication from Condé Nast, positioned as a sophisticated lifestyle magazine for affluent readers interested in theater, humor, fashion, sports, and society figures. The stylized illustration depicts a **fashionable 1920s woman** in an elegant black dress with headpiece, surrounded by hanging light fixtures—representing the magazine's focus on modern entertainment and high society. The text emphasizes *Vanity Fair* covers "a new field" in "entertaining fashion" and appeals to readers seeking art, books, and humorous content. A special coupon offers Judge magazine readers a trial subscription for one dollar for six months. Pricing: 25 cents per copy, $3 yearly.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
It Depends ON WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IN A MAGAZINE If you are looking for a theatrical magazine; or a magazine of humor; or a review of modern art; if you are interested in golf, polo, tennis, etc., or in fashions (the well-dressed man and the well-dressed woman); if you delight in reading about in- teresting people— men and women who are doing things worth while; if you are fond of books; if you en- joy the fripperies and vanities and merriments of life; and above all if you are fond of pictures, sketches, photographs, humorous drawings; you will delight in VANITY FAIR. VANITY FAIR is the most talked of and the most successful of all the new magazines. It covers a new field and covers it ina most delightfully entertaining fashion Ask your newsdealer to show you a copy. The November number is now on sale. 25 cents a copy—$3.00 a year SPECIAL OFFER to readers of JUDGE By using the coupon at the left you can “try out” VANITY FAIR at very small expense—One Dollar for six months; and money need not be paid until after you have received your first number. VANITY FAIR, 449 Fourth Ave., New York CONDE NAST, Publisher FRANK CROWNINSHIELD, Editor