Judge — December 16, 1916 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon depicts a woman in fashionable dress encountering an older, bearded man in dark formal clothing. The title suggests social satire about inadequate preparation leading to negative consequences. The cartoon likely critiques a woman caught unprepared for an unexpected encounter—possibly satirizing courtship, social expectations, or women's readiness for romantic or social situations. The woman's elaborate hat and dress contrast with her apparent discomfort, while the older man appears to be accosting or confronting her. Without additional context about the specific historical moment or Judge magazine's publication date, the precise political or social target remains unclear, though the satire appears to mock either female vanity/lack of preparedness or perhaps social impropriety of the era.