Judge, 1920-08-21 · page 13 of 36
Judge — August 21, 1920 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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# Understanding This Judge Magazine Page This page contains three satirical pieces from an early 20th-century American magazine: **"Soul Stuff"** is a whimsical social commentary assigning soul-colors to different character types: ingénues (white), working men (silver), Irish people (emerald green), domestic women (blue), Bolsheviks (red/black), profiteers (yellow), and vampires (scarlet). The satire mocks both ethnic stereotyping and the era's fascination with pseudo-scientific personality classification. The joke concludes that people should have their soul-color engraved on calling cards for social convenience. **"The Puppet Show"** appears to be philosophical verse questioning whether life is merely puppet theater controlled by unseen forces ("They"). **"Real Assistance"** and **"Art Lines"** are brief comic snippets about spousal dynamics and fashion criticism. The large illustration depicts a miniature golf course—"Judge's Stay-at-Home Golf Links for Beginners"—advertising indoor recreation. This references the early 1900s craze for novelty mini-golf as entertainment. The overall tone is lighthearted mockery of contemporary social pretensions and new consumer entertainments.
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Soul Karienine Stuff Nectey P has been discovered that souls have ditierent cofors, and this makes many things plain The ingénue’s soul white, man with gold, because gold and white marries the old are a good combi is so she nation The sou the workingman whose soul is silver: and the price of silver is going up The Irishman’s soul is emerald green, so, of course, his Col- of the domestic woman is true blue, so she marries leen’s soul is a pearl of great price The Bolsheviki’s deeds are black because his soul is red Of course the Profiteer’s soul is yellow. The Bachelor’s soul is sere and brown, as he is in the late sutumn of life The Spinster’s soul is so light a lavender it would go with almost any color The soul of the Country Maid is the pink of apple blossoms ans her Country Lover's soul is the soft green of Spring grass, so they combine beautifully The Vampire's soul is scarlet, which blends well with the soul of kings, for vurple is a royal color The soul of the Movie Stars is always cerise, and that is the reason they never stay matched very long. a Everything would be so much simpler if everyone would just have the color of his soul engraved below his name on his card. Draven by Ray Roun “ Jupce’s” Stay- INSURES PRIVACY, PROVIDES THE APPROPRIATE SURROUNDINGS AND ATMOSPHERE, AND WILL LAST INDEFINITELY. 13 t-Home Gor Li The Puppet Show Bisa puppei show, By Ricuarp Purcex Grarnzer L" They say How do they know And who are They? Puppets are worked by wires or strings; Puppets can play at being kings And puppets, are they born To die, To praise and scorn, ‘To check the sigh Of disillusion when they kn ‘That life is but a puppet sh Real Assistance is of great value to you in your “Thad no idea she was “Thave heard that your wif work,” said the friend of the novelist literary.” *She isn’t, but she never attempts to straighten out my desk,” explained the novelist Art Lines Mrs. Catt—Did you sce Minnie Simms wearing that long dress? Clear down to her shoe-tops. Disgusting, I call it. Mrs. Henn—Well, [always did say she liked to attract atten- tion and have folks talk about her. ks ror BeGcInNerRS