Judge — March 23, 1918 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page, March 23, 1918 This page contains a short story titled "Locked Out: The Way of a Woman With a Man" by A.L. Crabb, illustrated by Laurence Fellows. The narrative satirizes marital dynamics of the era. A husband pressures his wife to purchase an expensive Nile-green taffeta dress from Nord & Saylor's department store. After she buys it, he becomes unavailable, forcing her to leave it at the store for alteration. When she returns home, she discovers she's locked out—the husband has forgotten his key. The satire targets both spouses: the husband's impulsive materialism and subsequent irresponsibility, and the wife's frustration at being trapped outside. The cartoon above illustrates this domestic predicament, depicting the locked-out scenario. The humor reflects 1918 middle-class anxieties about consumerism and marital expectations.