Judge — February 21, 1920 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Northern Spinster and the Southern Man in the Moon" This illustration, drawn by Walter de Maris, depicts a romantic or flirtatious nighttime scene. A woman sits outdoors gazing upward at the moon, while a man approaches from behind. The title's reference to "Northern Spinster" and "Southern Man" suggests sectional American humor, likely playing on regional stereotypes or romantic tropes common in late 19th/early 20th-century Judge magazine satire. The "Man in the Moon" appears to be both a literal celestial reference and possibly a coded romantic rival or observer. Without additional context about Judge's specific issue date, the exact political or social commentary remains unclear, though the piece appears to satirize courtship customs or regional romantic dynamics between North and South.