Judge — August 12, 1922 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This illustration from *Judge* magazine depicts a domestic scene with social commentary. A man in formal attire (identified as "Freddie" in the caption) is sneezing, while a woman sits nearby. The caption reads: "She—Goodness, Freddie, what makes you sneeze so? 'The powder on your dose—atchoo!'" The joke appears to be a double entendre playing on the word "dose" (likely meant as "nose"). It satirizes the popular use of cosmetic face powder among women of the era, suggesting the woman has applied so much powder that it's causing the man to sneeze. This reflects early 20th-century anxieties about women's cosmetics and beauty practices, mocking both excessive makeup application and the social pretense surrounding feminine appearance.