Judge, 1917-09-22 · page 13 of 28
Judge — September 22, 1917 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page from *Judge* magazine contains a photograph and several satirical pieces from the WWI era. **The Photograph:** Shows a couple at the New York Golf Club, Lake George. The caption jokes that "Kitty" won't play golf as a twosome anymore since "George enlisted"—referencing men joining the military during World War I. The humor lies in a woman losing her golf partner to the war effort. **"The Notion Counter":** A satirical column by Douglas Malloch listing absurd observations about marriage, human nature, and contemporary life. Notable references include mockery of pacifist poetry ("vers libre"), criticism of English wartime rhetoric ("On to Berlin!"), and complaints about wives and parenting—typical domestic humor of the era. **"A Golfing Maid":** A romantic poem celebrating a woman golfer, unusual for the time, suggesting her athleticism and independence are attractive. The final stanza expresses desire to play life's "course" with her as a "twosome"—mirroring the photograph's romantic implication. **Final line:** A jab at German socialism, reflecting American anti-German sentiment during WWI.
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AT THE NEW YORK GOLF CLUB, LAKE GEORGE Jock—Since George enlisted, Kitty won't play twosome any more. The Notion Counter By DOUGLAS MALLOCH 50, when a man’s wife has about completed an expression of her opinion of him that has been a life-work, when his daughters have all married young men he especially dislikes, when all the chaps he knew in boyhood have gotten rich, when he has $827 out- standing in borrowed money and $3,084 in bad accounts, is about the time that the minister comes around and reproves a fellow for not being sufficiently grateful for his manifold blessings. One drawback to being a parent is that your rest is constantly disturbed by your wife getting up to take care of the children. I often wonder what is the word in the German language for “dainty,” and what it is doing there. It would be a good thing if some women believed in some religion as they do in some remedy. A good way to start something with an author is to ask him if he reads Harold Bell Wright. We haven’t observed any of the soldier boys chanting any vers libre. that are left, she prefers a lonesome. Some husbands expect. a dining-car diet on a boarding-house allowance. Some people grow wiser as they grow old, and some impossible. Many a woman who stay mighty good to some man. Where you eat depends on whether you want style or food. There are a lot of promises that are like summer thunder. Men who never try the truth are the ved single was There is nothing sadder than a man who thinks he is funny. I wish that men wouldn't drink milk. “On to Berlin!” cries an English editor. We are. Now somebody ought to invent a dirigible pig. The truth is mighty, but prevalent. with moustaches far from Defined “ Pop, what is a fine military carriage?” “British tank, my son.” Condiments “He is the salt of the earth.” “And she the pepper.” Jane—Yes, she says that rather than play with any of the men A Golfing Maid O*’ the links yesterday I saw a maiden play; Oh, but she was a gay Lithe little lassie! Soothly, her “form” was neat! ine “stance” of pretty feet! She had a “swing” complete— Driver or brassie! Voice that one might adore Whene’er she cried out ‘fore!”” Though there were traps a score, Never a flutter! Then ’twas a dream to see With what dexterity ° When on the “green” would she Handle the putter! 1 am not much inclined To romance, but I find Some things that move my mind, ‘air days or gruesome; Joy would my pulses stir, If I might, I aver, Play down life’s course with her A loving “twosome! —Clinton Scollard. Socialism is German bureaucracy worked out to its logical delusion.