Judge — August 8, 1925 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Hour Glasses" - Judge Magazine, August 8, 1925 This is a visual pun on the term "hour glasses"—a double entendre playing on both the sand-filled timekeeping device and women's bodies. The cartoon depicts two women in what appear to be large hourglasses, with their figures emphasizing curvaceous silhouettes fashionable in the 1920s. The caption "Special Number for the Girls" indicates this was marketed toward female readers. The satire likely mocks both the objectification of women's bodies and the era's obsession with physical appearance and fashion. Judge magazine frequently used such risqué humor targeting women's changing roles during the Jazz Age, when women gained voting rights and greater social freedom, yet remained subject to intense scrutiny about their appearance and femininity.