Judge — May 13, 1922 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a promotional illustration for actress Lenore Ulric in a theatrical production called "Kiki." The page celebrates her character as alluringly bold and mischievous through multiple sketched vignettes showing the character in various flirtatious situations—flaunting herself, manipulating men, and engaging in scandalous behavior. The cartoons satirize early 1920s attitudes about modern women. "Kiki" represents the "new woman"—independent, sexually confident, and socially audacious in ways that scandalized conservative society. The jokes emphasize her power over men through charm and manipulation, playing on anxieties about female autonomy during the Jazz Age. References like "lavender water" used to attract men suggest she uses feminine wiles as tools. The overall tone treats her outrageous behavior as entertainingly transgressive rather than genuinely dangerous, typical of Judge magazine's satirical approach to social change.