Judge, 1920-10-02 · page 9 of 32
Judge — October 2, 1920 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation of Judge Magazine Page Content This page contains three satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge magazine humor: **"Manners According to Sex"** by J.G. Coutts mocks the contradictory social rules governing men's and women's behavior. The satire highlights the absurdity of etiquette standards: men must remove hats in certain situations but not others; helping women can be viewed as either gallant or suspicious depending on the woman's age; women can wear hats indoors while men cannot. The closing line—"So bless your soul, you see it all depends"—underscores the arbitrary, hypocritical nature of these gendered conventions. **"Modern Eve"** by Robert Hacé depicts a man shocked by a nude female statue, regarding it as degrading to sculptors. The humor lies in the statue's personification and "modest" escape, satirizing prudish attitudes toward art and the female form. **"No Free Ads"** presents a brief dialogue about advertising copy, likely an in-joke about publishing practices. The two house sketches at top illustrate a restoration article. The overall page satirizes social pretension and contradictory moral standards of the era.
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= Draven by Pace Rear Tis to tHe Turiety: How Tie OLD HOUSE, HEFORE ADDING IM Manners According to Sex By J. G. Couttss HEN riding vertically with a woman in an elevator V V a man is supposed to remove his hat, but it is all right if he is riding horizontally with the same woman in a street car to keep his hat on A man is supposed to take off his hat on entering a dining room, while it is eminently proper for a woman to sit with her hat on and blow cigarette smoke in his face. Aman must take his hat off in church, while a w« obliged to molest her millinery in the slightest degree If the wind blows a woman's hat off in the street a man is supposed to chase it—but confine his chasing to the hat If a man boards a street car ahead of a woman she regards him as a hog; if he waits until she takes the high step first she says he has an ulterior motive. Ifa man helps an old woman off a car he is regarded as gallant; should he assist a young woman to alight he is denounced A woman desires to precede a man on entering a room, but she is perfectly sat- isfied to have him right by her side when walking up a church aisle It is quite proper for a man to brace a strange woman at the seashore if rescuing her from drowning. Continu ance of such a practice depends on the woman's attitude after the rescue. Incidentally, some of our best man nered men regard it as vulgar to work Some of them have long leases on exclu sive apartments in Sing Sing, Joliet and Atlanta. When a well-dressed woman swears, she’s regarded asa good sport; if a ragged woman swears she’s a degencrate. So bless your soul, you see it all depends. m Drawn by, Wankso ur Rootes Cupid's Lawn Mower of the garden of love. ro Rectaim an Otpo House JOR—RESULT OF PATIENCE AND NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS Modern Eve By Rowert Hace . OW shockin, With righteous indignation. “To think that sculptors would descend “To such base degradation.” Tan rex And then, to his intense dismay, The “statue,” blushing, rushed away. “Now the thread of my story said the publish any particular brand of spool stu te ae . * “Poor Tom! I tab To REJECT HIM, BUT HE BEGGED ME TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR WLM.” It is difficult to keep widow's weeds out “Waar piv you po?” “Trou ist L sxorep Terrtaty!” and the parson shook No Free Ads is very important.” “But no advertising for comicbooks.com