Judge, 1921-02-26 · page 3 of 32
Judge — February 26, 1921 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page (February 26, 1921) This satirical cartoon by Walter De Maris depicts a social scene at what appears to be an elegant party or gathering. The caption reads: "Look at that husband of mine acting like an idiot over that chit of a baby vamp! Naturally, my dear Mrs. Sharpe. The pendulum swings as far in one direction as the other." The satire comments on marital infidelity and the "flapper" era's social upheaval. The term "baby vamp" refers to young women who seduced married men—a common anxiety of 1920s society. The "pendulum" reference suggests moral relativism: just as women once suffered abandonment, now husbands stray after wives. It's social commentary on shifting gender dynamics and changing relationship norms during the Jazz Age.
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©c.B487$33 FEB 23 1921 Volume 80 J U D G E ° Number 2052 $7.00 a Year 15 Cents a Copy “THE HAPPY cMEDIUM” r vet ¥ ae on 2 rk New York; Fesruary 26, 1921 K AT THAT HUSBAND OF MINE ACTING LIKE AN IDIOT OVER THAT CHIT OF A BABY VAMP!” URALLY, My DEAR Mrs. Suarre. Tur Pexoutum swincs AS FAR IN ONE DIRECTION AS THE OTHER.” 3