Judge, 1925-11-07 · page 6 of 36
Judge — November 7, 1925 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This 1920s satirical page mocks American tourists visiting Paris. The top cartoon "So this is Paris?" depicts confused Americans at the Olympia music hall, with dialogue about theater attractions and costs—satirizing tourists' confusion and vulnerability to scams. The "Cafe de Deux Magot" illustration shows an American man's bewildered first experience at a Parisian cafe, suggesting culture shock and unfamiliarity with French customs. The "What to Do in Paris" advice column by Percy Floge humorously instructs visitors on tourist activities (Eiffel Tower, Louvre, famous suicides, Latin Quarter), while warning to "keep your wife from Paul Poiret's"—referencing the famous French fashion designer, implying Parisian male seduction of American wives. The "Krazy Kracks" item provides statistics on tourist mishaps, emphasizing the dangers American visitors faced abroad.
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Girls are wearing their garters ex- posed. Reformers look down on the practice. “So this is Paris?” Pity the poor Follies girl—she never knows where her next butter- and-egg man is coming from. An American takes his first drink abroad, OLYMPIA AMERICAN VAUDEVILLE @ What to Do in Paris fF out what time the Louvre closes. Get there twenty min- utes later. Climb the Eiffel Tower. It com- mands a swell view of the city. Pick a good street to cross. Try and cross it. Think of ten famous suicides, Then take a taxi-ride. Read the ads in any Parisian maga- zine and remember the French are a frank race. Start buying things to take home and discover just how franc. Try and get change for the Latin Quarter. Keep your wife from Paul Poiret’s. Percy Flage Hinges” “How many & hinges make it ah foot, Iie” Of 4,567 Americans who arrived in Paris one day last week, two did not spend the first evening looking for the Moulin Rouge. One suffered a stroke of paralysis and the other was hit by a taxicab. comicbooks.com