Judge — September 24, 1921 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This illustration by Marjorie Benson depicts a fashionable woman in profile, styled in the Art Deco manner popular in the 1920s-30s. She wears a cloche hat and appears elegantly dressed. The satire likely comments on women's fashion or social behavior of the era—the title "Touch and Go!" suggests precariousness or instability. The large flower-like form beneath her and the delicate, almost plant-like quality of her pose may reference the "flapper" era's emphasis on women's changing social roles and independence. Without additional context about the specific Judge issue date, the exact political or social target remains unclear, though the illustration appears to critique contemporary women's fashion trends or social pretensions through its exaggerated, somewhat absurd styling.