Judge, 1921-12-24 · page 5 of 36
Judge — December 24, 1921 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains humor columns and a society cartoon rather than political satire. The central illustration by Henry Raleigh depicts an elegant dinner party where Mrs. Van Stuyl, described as a "very smart looking woman," displays her expensive $500 gown to other society guests. The surrounding text consists of humorous advice columns addressing social etiquette and romantic situations among the upper classes. References include period concerns like Prohibition and contemporary cultural phenomena (Black Friday, the Klondike gold rush, hobbled skirts). The humor targets bourgeois society manners and pretension—Mrs. Van Stuyl's conspicuous consumption of luxury goods exemplifies the material obsessions Judge's readership found amusing or worthy of gentle mockery. This reflects early 20th-century satirical commentary on wealth and social climbing.
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SMART LOOKING He—That Mrs. Van Stuyl is a very smart looking woman. She—She ought to be. I happen to know that her dressmaker is suing her for $500 for the gown she has on, THE MAN HIGHER UP Old Mrs. Practical—My dear, it's about time for you to choose a mate. Young Miss Nautical—Mate noth- ing! I have my eye on a captain SAVED “T have nothing to say,” marked the first politician. Realizing how perilously near he had come to telling the truth, he hastened to add: “For publication.” Thus was a great profession pre- served for posterity. gravely re- HER METHOD Mrs. Post—Do you get husbands for all the girls you chaperon? Mrs. Worldwise—No, but I make things most uncomfortable for non- proposers Five Decades of American Culture Black Friday. The bustle. The Fifteen puzzle. The Klondike. Pigs in clover. Free silver. Hobbled skirts. Free verse. Prohibition. Texas oil. “Billy” Sunday. Congress. Shimmy Dance. INTERPRETING Teacher—What is meant by the say- ing, “He smote him hip and thigh?” Little Bobby—I reckon it means, he fanned him for a flask a Sl r pin hfe CAN IT HIT? “Listen here, nigger, why does you all call that there flivver of yourn ‘The Crapshootah’?” “Shake, rattle, and roll!” FUROR—FEATHERS Husband—It says here that the newest fad is to adopt a chicken for a pet. Wife—Just let me catch you doing it! PRESENCE OF MIND Bridegroom—Why in the world did you invite Mr. and Mrs. Gump to our wedding? Bride—Their presents were needed. CORRECT It is all right to mix business and pleasure if you know the proper pro- portions. comicbooks.com