Judge — May 31, 1919 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Shadowed" - Judge Magazine Cartoon This illustration depicts a woman being followed by a suspicious figure, referencing the caption's dialogue about Sherlock Holmes. The woman asks "Who is that strange person following us?" A man responds he appears to be "an amateur Sherlock Holmes," suggesting the follower is an amateur detective attempting deduction. The woman's comment about enjoying "the peace which has not been about ever since I sued my husband for divorce" indicates this is satirizing post-divorce surveillance—likely a commentary on how divorce proceedings or marital disputes attracted unwanted public attention and amateur sleuthing in this era. The cartoon mocks the contemporary fascination with detective work and invasion of privacy during contentious divorces, which were scandalous public events in the period.