Judge — October 31, 1925 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This single cartoon depicts a man in formal attire addressing a partially-draped female figure (likely a statue or artwork) in an intimate manner. The caption reads: "Care-free Citizen—Hss stoo good of you, darling, to wait up for me—and your little hand's—like stone!" The satire appears to mock a "care-free citizen"—possibly a wealthy or leisured man—who treats an inanimate object (statue/artwork) with romantic flattery as if it were a living woman. The joke plays on the phrase "like stone," highlighting the absurdity of his romantic gesture toward something literally made of stone. This likely satirizes either vanity, loneliness, or the superficiality of certain social types in the era. The specific political or social critique remains unclear without additional context from the magazine's publication date.