Judge, 1916-09-16 · page 5 of 28
Judge — September 16, 1916 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page contains two separate satirical pieces about marriage and infidelity. **Top cartoon** depicts a social gathering where a man named Rand encounters someone who saw him with "your wife" at a show. Rand urgently requests secrecy, claiming the woman wasn't actually his wife. The joke satirizes infidelity and the anxieties of maintaining deceptive relationships in public spaces. **"When Cupid Smiles" essay** mocks newlyweds' naive assumptions that marriage will be blissful. It sardonically warns that young couples often fail to anticipate marital problems, instead becoming consumed with each other while ignoring practical concerns. The accompanying illustration shows what appears to be a domestic scene, reinforcing the essay's cynical view of romantic ideals versus reality. Both pieces target marital discord and deception as recurring social problems.
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THE OTHER WOMAN Bland—Hello, Rand! Didn't I see you and your wife at the show last night ? Rand—You saw me, Bill, but for Heaven's sake, don’t ask my wife if you saw her. WHEN CUPID SMILES of Hymen. Cupid must get an immense amount of satisfaction “ ARRY at leisure and repent in haste,” is no less valuable — out of knowing what is likely to happen to them.—/. IV. Dee. a warning than the opposite, worn-out saw. And it deserves considerably more emphasis than it’s getting. People who have been very careful and deliberate about snooping into double harness usually have another guess coming. One never can tell what is going to happen when the echo of the wedding bells has died away in the little mountains and the mighty molehills that disfigure the honeymoonlit landscape of domesticity. The only infallible word of caution to would-be marricd mortals is, * Don’t be too sure.” Young married folks can afford to be sure of one thing, and of one thing only. That one thing is that they are new at being married. For the best results they should be so sure of this fent fact that they could think of nothing else until ' used to one another, Preconceived opinionsabout the leveling of personalities and the exorcism of whims and caprices always go to smash before they are fairly formed anyhow. And ofttimes, especially if neither of the principals has a saving supply of common sense, such opinions smash all possible happiness out of the future. The most interesting and the saddest sight: in all existence is a pair of lovers painstakingly eas ‘A ein. Ida—He said you were ver ref thel —He would sa: even df he didn’t think picking their way to a cocksure state of bliss beyond the altar Waa Melt tae be aL ced yon wall Ueda trea Ne det ay ees comicbooks.com