Judge, 1919-08-23 · page 8 of 36
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# Analysis: "Even As You and I" by Rutherford Rennie This story-with-illustrations satirizes the romantic deceptions of modern urban dating in the early 20th century. The narrator asks a beautiful young woman named Marvel—who works as a cloak model at Macy's—to accompany him to a country inn. She declines, claiming another engagement, but offers to break her plans if he has a car. When his car proves broken, she refuses the walk. The joke: the narrator later spots Marvel riding in *that very car* with another man (Jack Howard, the car's owner). The satire mocks women's duplicity and mercenary nature—Marvel's interest shifts instantly based on material advantage (the automobile), exposing her "childish" superficiality despite her grown appearance. The accompanying comic panels reinforce themes of deception and self-interest in modern relationships and social interactions. The overall tone is gently cynical about contemporary courtship and female opportunism.
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p. 'ge U Deven by aur Rettar A Leak in THe Roor—As Descrinen To THE LANDLORD Even As You and I By Returxroxp Ressie DID not know Marvel for a moment. She looked so alarmingly beautiful and négligée that the sight of her moving through the lobby of the Hotel Knickerbocker dazed me. “Why, Marvel!” “Hello,” said Marvel. ‘Walk with me; 1 amin a hurry.” Marvel works in Macy’s now. She is a cloak model. Oh, for the jolly life of a cloak fitter! She is grown up, but she has not put away childish things. Buyers take her out and buy her food and drink. She rides in motors and calls men “Johns.” I asked Marvel if she would deign to accompany me in my car to some country inn that night and sip lemonade. “Oh,” lisped Marvel, “I have another engagement; but if you have a car, I'll break it and go with you.” So it was agreed. I left her and went to the telephone to call up Jack Howard, who owned the car. “Hello, Jack. Areyouusing your bus tonight?” “It's busted,” said Jack. “The carburetor is “Yeh; [ know—busted,” I broke in, to avoid mechanical alterations. “Can't you get it fixed by tonight?” * replied Jack; “not a chance.” hat’s tough,” I sympathized, more with myself than with him. “*Goo’-by. hen I called up Marvel and told her that my car was broke. Would she care to go for a walk? She would not. She had not canceled the other date yet and. she guessed she would keep hat night 1 Broadway. An automobile was halted at the cu-b. Some- thing far iliar about the back of the young man inspecting the engine caused me to pause. He was Jack: A girl sat in the front seat She larvel. Aren't girls deceitful things, though? went alone for a walk on Kindred Souls Mister, I’m in trouble and— I’ve got a second-hand Beggar Pedestrian—Don't bother me. automobile, too. Pull Together “The head and the heart. should work in unison.’ said the Parlor Philosopher “Yes, many a fellow’s head has to work overtime cor recting the mistakes of his heart,” added the Mere Man Abiding Faith “T think the minister ought to pray for rain,” said the good deacon “Don't suggest it to him until after we have had the Sunday-school picnic,” cautioned the deacon’s good wife Her Costume “How many gowns do 1 wear in the new play?” owns? This is a modern bedroom farce All you wear is pajamas.” Drawn by Dox rao The way the real estate man expects you to walk when he tells you the house is eight minutes from the station comicbooks.com