Judge — October 16, 1920 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Spoon Babies"—A Homely Colloquy This Judge magazine cover from October 16, 1920 features a romantic illustration titled "Here's a Pretty Howdy-do!" The cartoon depicts a well-dressed man in a straw hat and dark suit kissing a woman while holding a suitcase, suggesting a clandestine romantic encounter or affair. The subtitle "Spoon Babies" was period slang for courting couples (to "spoon" meant to cuddle or romance). The "homely colloquy" framing treats their intimate moment as casual domestic humor. The illustration appears designed as lighthearted social satire about modern courtship and romantic behavior, typical of Judge's humor targeting contemporary social conventions and relationships during the 1920s Jazz Age.