Judge, 1919-11-01 · page 3 of 38
Judge — November 1, 1919 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (November 1, 1919) This satirical cartoon depicts a social gathering where well-dressed men surround women with heavily powdered faces. The caption records a conversation: one man asks what men find attractive about "those absurd girls with the white faces," to which another replies "Perhaps it's their green-backs" (slang for money/dollar bills). The satire targets the fashion trend of heavily powdered makeup popular among women in the 1910s-1920s, which gave faces an artificial white appearance. The joke cynically suggests men pursue these women not for their beauty or personality, but for their wealth. This reflects period anxieties about changing gender roles, consumerism, and the "flapper" era emerging post-World War I.
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- ov 201919 Ocisssooos VOLUME 77 NUMBER 1985 $5.00 a Year J D 10 Cents a Copy “THE HAPPY MEDIUM" Entered as second-ciass matter, October ey Se Gn eee BSL, atthe Post Office at New York, New York. November 1, 1919 N. Yor under the Act of March 3 1979 Drawn by Orson Lowen “What do the men find so attractive about those absurd girls with the white faces?” “Perhaps it’s their green-backs.” 3