Judge, 1925-01-24 · page 5 of 36
Judge — January 24, 1925 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page **Top Cartoon:** "The decline and fall of tennis" depicts an elaborate indoor tennis facility filled with spectators and players. The satire critiques how tennis—once an athletic pursuit—has become a fashionable social spectacle, with courts surrounded by idle observers rather than serious athletes. **"Query" Section:** This humorous poem mocks the contradiction of a man suffering through uncomfortable heat-reduction measures (cold tubs, electric fans, Palm Beach suits) while later engaging in strenuous dancing that undoes all these efforts. It satirizes the absurdity of modern cooling rituals. **"A Two-Piece Suit":** A brief joke about women's bathing attire, referencing fashion norms where two-piece swimsuits were novel or scandalous. The humor relies on period attitudes about women's fashion propriety.
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Ww" will the corpulent, perspiring man who sits in a cold tub all morning— Employ a battery of three electric fans to keep him cool in his offte— Wear Palm Beach suits and sheer, silk shirts— : Mop his brow incessantly and threaten to boil over any moment— Sleep on the porch to keep cool— Drink ice water at sixty-second intervals— Why, I repeat, will the same gigan- tic male dance with a chorus girl all night at a torrid, scorching roof garden until he reduces his clothes, his girl friend and himself to a state of wilted disintegration? ee A TWO-PIECE SUIT Sue—Yes, Gladys promised her father she would wear nothing but a two- “Is Ir Hor Enovcu ror You?” piece bathing suit. 5 | 3 comicbooks.com