Judge — October 6, 1917 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Khaki the Universal" This October 1917 cartoon by Orson Lowell satirizes the widespread adoption of military uniforms during World War I. The image shows a woman seated while various military and civilian figures in khaki uniforms surround her—soldiers, officers, and apparently civilians who've adopted military dress. A small dog also wears khaki coloring. The satire appears to mock how pervasively military uniforms and "khaki" (the standard WWI uniform color) had infiltrated American society, extending even to civilians and animals. The "universal" in the title suggests that khaki had become so commonplace it was everywhere—a commentary on either militarization of civilian life or the fashion trend of adopting military styles during wartime. The cartoon likely critiques this trend as absurd or excessive.