Judge — August 19, 1922 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *Judge* magazine features satirical sketches of women at a beach, titled "They Toil Not, Neither" (referencing the biblical phrase about lilies of the field). The cartoon mocks leisured women lounging at "Long Beach," contrasting idle recreation with labor. "The Bleachers" joke suggests these women need no "rain checks"—they're permanently fixture-like observers. "She stoops to conquer" references feminine wiles and social manipulation. The satire targets upper-class female leisure culture and potentially critiques women's perceived idleness during an era when labor and productivity were culturally valorized. The sketches emphasize female bodies in relaxed, recreational poses, suggesting both admiration and social criticism of women unburdened by work—a commentary on class privilege and gender roles in early-to-mid 20th century America.