Judge — June 16, 1923 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page shows two women in dark clothing appearing to lose their footing or balance near an automobile, with the word "SKIDDING!" as the caption. The "TOMOBILES" text visible at top suggests this relates to early automobiles. The satire likely plays on multiple meanings of "skidding"—both the literal loss of traction/control of a vehicle and the slang meaning of romantic misbehavior or moral slipping. The women's physical loss of balance on or near an automobile becomes a visual joke about the perceived dangers of automobiles and, possibly, the social anxieties surrounding women's newfound mobility and independence that cars enabled. This reflects early 20th-century satirical concerns about changing social norms and the automobile's role in loosening traditional moral constraints.