Judge, 1921-09-24 · page 10 of 36
Judge — September 24, 1921 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation of Judge Magazine Page Content The top cartoon by James Hammon satirizes women's fashion compliance. A woman in an outdated long dress argues with a man (likely her husband) who urges her to follow "fashion's latest decree" and wear shorter dresses. She protests she's worn her current dress for nearly two hours—mocking the rapid, impractical pace of fashion changes and women's supposed slavish adherence to fleeting trends. Below are several short humorous pieces typical of Judge's format: witty one-liners about relationships, banking, and social behavior. "How to Tell 'Em Apart" contrasts moral dishonesty (donating worthless coins to church) with honesty. Other pieces joke about courtship, in-laws, and self-knowledge. The final piece, "In Praise of Maturity," celebrates middle age as superior to youthful folly and wildness, suggesting the author is grateful to have avoided seeing her partner's misspent youth. The page reflects early 20th-century concerns: fashion's absurdity, gender dynamics, and moral propriety.
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Drawn by JAMES HAMMON. He—AREN'T YOU GOING TO OBEY FASHION’S L Wuy, I've Hap THIS She—CErrTain.y! How to Tell ’Em Apart By Mary GRAHAM BONNER A. WOMAN had a ten-cent-piece which looked far from what a ten-cent-piece should be. She asked the teller’s assistant in her bank if it was worth anything. He gave a quick glance at the coin. “T guess all you can do with it,” he said, “will be to drop it in the collec tion plate at church.” She was indignant. “Do you suppose I’d put anything in the plate that I am told is no good?” The teller’s assistant smiled. “No, I guess you wouldn’t,” he said. “There are very few who answer as you did; most of ’em say: ‘Yes, I guess that is about all I can do with it” NE 0: RLY TWO HOURS! Small Stull He—Would you be very angry if I stole a little kiss? She—I might find it hard to for- give a petty thief! Rudimentary Said ma-in-law, “Hello, hello, I’ve come to stay.” “Well, well,” Said Newlywed, ‘Hello, hello, O hello, hello, hell!” Rare Birds Nothing is so rare as a man who admits he does not understand women and nothing so common as a woman who confesses her simplicity. The Kick in the I “Know thyself,” but be careful how you display your knowledge in an autobiography. 10 ST DECREE AND WEAR YOUR DRESSES LONGER? In Praise of Maturity By LovuIsE HEALD QITTING in the cafe last night, 4 I let my thoughts drift back to the days When you were young and soft and callow Qccupied chiefly in sowing wild oats. And as I sketch this picture of your twenties’ misdoings and un- doings, (Even then you must have had more than your share of godliness), 1 rejoiced in my good fortune that I had been spared sight of your salad days. (Squandered on God knows whom!) And that I have been blessed beyond all women In the possession of your glorious mid-age, your prime! comicbooks.com