Judge, 1925-10-24 · page 8 of 36
Judge — October 24, 1925 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Explanation for Modern Readers This Judge magazine page contains three separate comedic pieces satirizing 1920s social trends. **Top cartoon**: Mocks flapper fashion. A man at trolley stops admires a woman's "round tummy"—the opposite of the fashionable flat-chested silhouette women were artificially creating through binding and diet. The joke ridicules how extreme and unnatural the fashion ideal had become. **"Who's Zoo in Limerick"**: A hippo laments that fashion now requires slim hips, leaving him—naturally round-hipped—hopelessly out of style. This anthropomorphic humor extends the fashion satire absurdly. **"The Golden Dustman"**: Appears to reference wealth and fame, suggesting that fortune and public attention matter more than genuine merit or character—a cynical commentary on celebrity and materialism. **Bottom cartoon**: Shows a slapstick fight scene with the caption "Go after 'im, Alfred! He insulted me!"—physical comedy emphasizing masculine honor and confrontation over insult.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“Look, girls! Isn’t he cute—look at the little round tummy.” Who's Zoo in Limerick The Golden Dustman Said the hippo, with quivering lips, Its share of fame great wealth may “My eye salinaciously drips, A man just will insist upon chas- buy— For the fashions decree ing a gir until she catches him. Acknowledge it we must. Hips are out. Goodness me! You're sure to fill the public eye What's a hippo to do without hips?” If you've but got the dust! “Go after ’im, Alfred! He insulted me!” comicbooks.com