Judge, 1924-06-21 · page 24 of 36
Judge — June 21, 1924 — page 24: what you’re looking at
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**The Cartoon:** Two women discuss voting. One asks how the other will vote; the response is purely about fashion—a georgette blouse with crepe de chine slip "piped with monkey's fur"—suggesting women voters care only about appearance, not substantive political issues. **The Satire:** This mocks women's suffrage (newly granted or being debated). The joke implies women are frivolous and unfit voters because they prioritize clothing over politics. It's anti-feminist satire typical of the era. **The Text Below:** "Anticipatory Reading Notice" satirizes hospital births as superior to home births, praising the isolation and lack of family intrusion—a darkly humorous jab at modern institutional life. **"Climbers":** A brief poem mocking social climbers who, after gaining entry to Mrs. Gray's social circle, snub her in public, suggesting shallow social ambition and ingratitude. **Context:** This reflects early 20th-century anxieties about women's changing roles and emerging modernist critiques of institutional society.
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“How are you going to vote this year, Annabel?” “In a georgette blouse with an underslip of crepe de chine, piped with monkey's fur.” Anticipatory Reading Notice T practice of being born in a hospital is such an improvement on the old methods, that I cordially recommend it to all prospective inhabi On arrival, you are immediately tucked into a basket and hung in a dark room, safe from rel tives and other intruders. others present like yourself, and you have a comfortable sense of not being alone. ‘There are no alarm clocks, and you ean sleep without being fussed over or kissed by members of your immediate family circle. Also, your visits to your mother There are are for purely practical purposes, and devoid of that crass sentimentality so prevalent among coarse people. If you are fortunate, and can along there for a couple of wee you stand a chance of acquiring enough powers of endurance to withstand later the discomforts of home life. The ultimate destiny of Man, of course, is to live in hospitals all of the time. This present day is only a prelude. It is a good beginning. If those about to be born complain because they have to be removed eventually, we can only say linger Sor so, 22 that they are the glorious pioneers of a new era, when everybody at any time can be operated upon without ever leaving the premises. Climbers From Mrs. Gray they strove to get An introduction to her set. They were successful. ‘Then one day, When they encountered Mrs. Gray, They said with lofty dignity : “She bowed, my dear! Who can she be?” comicbooks.com