Judge — March 24, 1923 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Spring Training on the Home Grounds This humorous page presents five vignettes depicting spring domestic activities as comedic "training" for summer leisure. The jokes satirize both household chores and romantic/social expectations: 1. **"Early lawn mower practice"**: A man struggles with a manual push mower, portrayed as athletic preparation. 2. **"Preparation for summer flirtation"**: A couple practices courtship with props (dress form, furniture). 3. **"Nerving one's self for the summer auto tour"**: People in chairs simulate the anxiety of upcoming automobile travel—then-novel and anxiety-inducing. 4. **"Practice in enjoying the view"**: A man reclines outdoors, suggesting leisure as a skill requiring practice. The satire reflects early 20th-century gender roles and anxieties: domestic labor, courtship rituals, and the then-thrilling novelty of automobile ownership. The comedic framing treats ordinary spring activities as earnest preparation for summer's social season.