Judge, 1919-06-14 · page 10 of 36
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# "The Moral Manicure" and Related Content This page contains several satirical pieces typical of *Judge* magazine's social humor: **"The Moral Manicure"** tells of Rosa Belle, a manicurist who rebuffs a flirtatious male customer ("masher") by giving him a proper trimming—a play on words suggesting both her professional work and moral rebuke. The satire mocks men who presume familiarity with working-class women. **Other brief jokes** mock rural farmers (cyclone cellars filled with booze), ship passengers (steerage complaints), and country visitors (mosquitoes). **"Waiting in the Hotel Lobby"** satirizes the pretension and social awkwardness of hotel culture—a bellboy ordering people to clear passages, then guests abandoning the dining room entirely when companions arrive, preferring modest street establishments. The piece gently mocks the artificial hierarchy and performative etiquette of hotels. The cartoon drawings by C.W. Anderson and H.O. Caver illustrate these everyday social scenarios with gentle mockery of contemporary American manners and class interactions.
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