Judge — July 23, 1921 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine, July 23, 1921 This illustration by Onslow Lowell depicts an "Old Man Cornered" encountering what appears to be military or uniformed figures on a porch or veranda. The caption reads: "Well, Mommy, you and me never thought we'd live to see spurs on the pullets, did we?" The satire appears to mock the appearance of women wearing military-style boots or spurs—traditionally masculine military attire. "Pullets" (young hens) is slang for young women. This likely comments on post-WWI social changes, particularly women's shifting roles and dress conventions following the war, when women's fashion and social freedoms were rapidly modernizing. The "old man" represents conservative attitudes being confronted with these contemporary changes, creating humor through the clash between traditional and modern values.