Judge, 1922-03-04 · page 12 of 38
Judge — March 4, 1922 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains six brief satirical vignettes typical of early 20th-century humor magazines, each mocking contemporary social attitudes and behaviors. The main cartoon depicts a newlywed couple discussing their economical honeymoon—rather than traveling to actual destinations (Bermuda, Yellowstone, Niagara Falls, Atlantic City), they watched moving pictures of these places, satirizing both the new cinema technology and middle-class frugality. The surrounding joke captions target: women's serial divorces ("Mrs. Flighty"), sleep-talking in unmarried women (no marital confidentiality issues), infidelity in the afterlife, poker-induced financial loss, female appetites/consumption, and ancestor worship. The humor relies on period assumptions about marriage, divorce stigma, and gender roles. The "Spencer girl" joke particularly suggests satirizing women perceived as having no intellectual substance but considerable appetite—likely a dig at a specific contemporary figure, though unclear which. Overall, this reflects Judge's satirical focus on domestic life, courtship, and social pretension among the urban middle class.
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The Visitor—Where did you spend your honeymoon? The Bride—Well, instead of blowing in a fortune taking a regular trip, we went and saw moving pictures of Bermuda, Yellowstone Park, Niagara Falls, and Atlantic City. IT MAY BE TRUE “Let me see, Mrs. Flighty has been divorced four times. Has she not?” “Only three, so far as I know; but, then, I haven’t seen the evening papers.” NO DANGER “My roommate tells me I talk in my sleep.” “What of it? You're not married.” WHAT SHE OBJECTED TO “Cheer up, sister, your husband is now in heaven!” “Yes, and so is his first wife, whom he idolized.” OBLIGING “Jimson claims that he taught you all you know about poker.” “So he did, and it cost him every cent he had.” 8 REFERRING TO APPETITE “I don’t see how you can endure that Spencer girl, Jack,” said his sister; “I’m sure there’s nothing in her.” “Nothing in her, indeed! I just wish you had been with us at supper to-night.” THERE'S A REASON As a rule, ancestors never hear any- thing but good of themselves.