Judge, 1916-12-09 · page 27 of 28
Judge — December 9, 1916 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **mail-order advertisement** for art prints, not political satire. Judge magazine is promoting five paintings by well-known illustrators (Flagg, McMillan, and Stahr) as Christmas gifts. The five black-and-white images show attractive young women in various situations—titled "Wall Nuts," "Good Night Nurse," "Are My Lips on Straight?," "Teddy Maid Suits," and "All the Comforts of Home." These appear to be **pin-up style illustrations** typical of early 20th-century popular art. The advertisement pitches these as ideal Christmas presents: five full-color mounted prints for one dollar total (25 cents each), available by mail-order. Readers could send payment via bill, check, money-order, or stamps. This reflects the era's commercial use of attractive female imagery in advertising and popular magazines, and the common practice of selling art prints as affordable home décor gifts.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Here’s a Christinas Suceestion Can you think of a better gift, one that will do as much to make a merry Christmas— WALL NUTS" coop night. gue: —than these five jolly girls Ty James Montgomery Flagg. from Judge? Five brilliant paintings, by James Montgomery Flagg Mary Lane McMillan Paul Stahr in full colors, 9x12, mounted on a heavy mat, ready for the frame, for ONE DOLLAR ($.25 apiece) Just pin a bill, check, money- order or stamps to the coupon below, fill in your name, and send it in today to the Art Print Department of J udge The Happy Medium Judge Art Print Department Please send me the five pictures in your Christmas Suggestion, for which I enclose $1.00 ¥ MAID Surts: FORT © McMitlan Address . comicbooks.com