Judge — January 19, 1924 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *Judge* magazine presents satirical alphabet entries by John Held Jr., a famous cartoonist known for depicting 1920s youth culture ("the Younger or more Rising Generation"). The "C" entry mocks young women's grooming trends—specifically Crisco (a shortening product) used as hair pomade, shown with a flapper applying it. The "K" entry satirizes modern courtship among youth, depicting "kisses and knees that are bare"—a reference to the era's shocking fashion of women wearing shorter skirts and showing legs, combined with more physical intimacy between unmarried couples. This would have scandalized conservative readers. The cartoons ridicule Jazz Age social liberalism and changing morality among younger generations, using physical humor and exaggeration typical of *Judge's* satirical style.