Judge — August 9, 1919 — page 25: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page satirizes the "Bohemian" cultural scene of Greenwich Village (NYC's bohemian neighborhood in the 1920s). The title mocks pretentious artistic women through deliberately misspelled French words ("Bohemiennes," "Réle," "Portiéres"). The satire targets affectation: women adopting exotic personas and affected fashion choices while claiming artistic sophistication. Virginia Lee's quoted caption about "ear-muffs" and "piquantly pendent portiéres" ridicules this pretense—substituting mundane household items for supposedly artistic references. The note about "Extremities Censored" on the Arjamand image suggests some poses were deemed too risqué, poking fun at both the performers' willingness to push boundaries and censorship concerns of the era. Overall: Judge mocks Greenwich Village's artistic community as affected poseurs rather than genuine artists.