Judge — April 7, 1923 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Where the Blue Begins" - Judge Magazine, April 7, 1923 This cartoon illustrates a flirtation scene titled "Where the Blue Begins," depicting a woman in a checkered dress playfully striking a man's head. The man appears comically dazed or confused by her attention. The title likely references a 1922 novel by Louis Bromfield called "Where the Blue Begins," a satirical work about a dog navigating human society. The cartoon appears to satirize modern courtship rituals of the 1920s—the "Jazz Age"—when women had gained more social freedom and romantic initiative following women's suffrage. The exaggerated, cartoonish style typical of Judge magazine uses physical comedy and caricature to mock contemporary dating dynamics and changing gender roles during this progressive era.