Judge — August 22, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This comic strip satirizes a young woman named Betty who travels to Paris with misconceptions about European culture. The humor centers on her naïve expectations versus reality: Betty believes a "coach" is an automobile (a distinctly American misunderstanding), and she's placed a bet on a horse at what appears to be Longchamps racecourse. The central panel shows the actual horse-racing scene—a traditional European sporting event she didn't expect. The final panels depict the horse she bet on never arriving ("hasn't even come in yet"), with Betty caught in the rain with her umbrella, stranded at what's likely the Grand Prix at Longchamps. The satire targets American tourists' cultural ignorance and false assumptions about European customs, a common theme in early 20th-century Judge magazine humor.