Judge — April 2, 1921 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Judge Magazine Analysis - April 2, 1921 This page depicts a social satire about entertaining houseguests. The cartoon, drawn by F. Forain Liscon, shows a crowded parlor scene where a man addresses his wife, Henry, saying he wishes she wouldn't tell guests what everything costs—he'd like to know who's going to tell them if he doesn't. The humor targets upper-class anxiety about appearing wealthy while entertaining. The woman's comment reveals the family's nervousness about displaying their possessions and expenses to social visitors. It's a gentle satire of 1920s bourgeois pretension—the concern that frank discussion of costs might embarrass hosts or guests, yet the wife's discretion itself becomes awkward. The crowded scene emphasizes the social pressure of entertaining during the Jazz Age.