Judge — March 29, 1924 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains two separate cartoons satirizing early 1920s-30s technology and beauty trends. The **top cartoon** mocks radio enthusiasts ("Radio Fans"), showing a chaotic domestic scene where a radio receiver is malfunctioning spectacularly—furniture flying, people tumbling—while the owner dismissively tells his guest it's merely "static." The joke targets how radio owners normalized poor reception and technical failures as normal. The **bottom cartoon** jokes about women's cosmetic practices. A mother has just gotten a "permanent wave" (chemical hair treatment), and her embarrassment is so acute she's developed a permanent blush. The humor plays on both the vanity of pursuing beauty treatments and the social awkwardness of appearing too eager about one's appearance. Both cartoons reflect period anxieties about new consumer technologies and evolving standards of female appearance.