Judge, 1922-12-09 · page 5 of 36
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three separate pieces of satirical content from the 1920s flapper era: **"Conversation Openers for Christmas Parties"** by Donald Burr satirizes social awkwardness. It mocks the "Upper Silesia Situation" as a conversation topic—a reference to the post-WWI territorial dispute between Poland and Germany. The joke: discussing geopolitical conflicts at parties to avoid uncomfortable silences is absurd. The accompanying cartoon shows a man uncomfortably discussing this with women at a social gathering. **"After Many Years"** and **"Love's Blindness"** are romantic poetry pieces about love and memory, contrasting with the satirical lead article. **"Her Fiancé"** is a humorous caption about intoxicating kisses. The page primarily satirizes 1920s social conventions and the difficulty of making conversation at parties.
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mei When fashion gets flip with a flapper! Conversation Openers for Christmas Parties by Donald Barr popularity as a conversation opener. Substitutes, while thus larly satisfact they are calculs by ‘me size up your new acquaintances, The best one in sight, for example, pears to be the Upper Silesia Sit- ation. You say to the chap you have just met: “Whatdo you think of this Upper Silesia Situation?” What the deuce If he answers, is Upper Silesia he is promising. promptly begins opinions i poison ivy that persons who have ideas ¢ the Upper Silesia Situation make poor friends. Another substitute, much in vogue just now among the in- tellectuals, is psychoanalysis. As you are shaking hands you cock your head to one side and wag- gishly rem “I suppose you're sudian Should the person at the other end of the arm grin wickedly, and ery, “Sweet lady!"—he 1s _ac- ceptable without further recommendation. But should he nod seriously and open his give his S} of the times indicate that the J weather topic is slowly losing its r not particu- have one advantage: as sd to stimulate a reply ans of which you can instantly mouth to inaugurate discourse, flee from him as you would from a_ rattle snake. But both of the: most of the ot are fraught with risk, and should be utilized only after one has taken the precaution to arm oneself with a black- openers, as well of their class, ap- jack. Her Fiancé —P-pardon me 3 P if I act soused, d-dear, but your kisses are intoxicating! After Many Years by Campbell Curry “The lover wi Made to his mistres apeare WHEN first I met those lines, familiar now, I thought I had been quite the thing, long syne, For lovers thus to sing miladi’s brow —That archly penciled capillary line. I find they raved about her n, her eves, her lips of ruby red. Not one the tip had taken (so to speak), And sung about her eyebrow, like he said. To-day they sing of lithe and lissome girls, The check of tan, the cosly dimpled knee, The wind-tossed mane of tawny henna curls, Or bobbed tresses (as the case may be). That's why I write, in style both low and highbrow, A-sonnet to her (as aforesaid) eyebrow. Rad Love's Blindness by Marjorie Dien is E KISSED me and we That he fell over a hy And I ran against a tree.