Judge, 1926-01-02 · page 12 of 36
Judge — January 2, 1926 — page 12: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine "High Hat" Page Analysis This is a satirical column from Judge magazine (1926) mocking contemporary trends and reader suggestions. The main targets are: **Prohibition-era nightlife**: References to speakeasies ("Night Clubs," venues like Ciro's and Montmartre) and the ironic "resolutions" (giving up Charleston dancing, not drinking from bottles) satirize the hypocrisy of the Jazz Age during Prohibition. **Reader mockery**: The column ridicules a correspondent who suggested restaurants distribute keys to members instead of cards—implying exclusive access to illegal establishments. Judge sarcastically suggests someone start a "Garage Night Club" giving away automobiles to members, escalating the absurdity. **Book review complaint**: An irritated editor mentions receiving 7,680 book volumes after a reader suggested covering books, sarcastically "killing off" the suggester (Eddie Crooks) in a mock epitaph. **Cold weather humor**: Unrelated advice column playing on double meanings ("get hot under the collar," "burn up with ambition"). The cartoon shows passengers in an early airplane—visualizing the era's fascination with aviation as modern entertainment.
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“I was quite interested,” writes J. M. W. “in an item in your High Hat column wherein you suggest to restauranters that they distribute keys, instead of cards, to all their members. We have just completed an order of keys of this kind for a new place in the Village and I have asked them to mail you one for your archives.” ..... We hereby sug- gest that some one start a Garage Night Club and present automobiles to their members. .. . . . Now we'll wait patiently for a letter from the Packard Company. C. suggests that, ina: the “Six Best Steppers,” we give the best bets among the Night Clubs and call it the “Six Best Step-ins.” All right, Perce, we strive to Montmartre. Mirador. Ciro’s. Lido. County Fair. Villa Venice. fe This being the New Year, 1926, we hereby offer gratis to ail our young lads and lasses about town the following set of resolutions: “T will give up the Charleston.” “T will not drink out of a bottle.” “T will wear garters.” “T will not gab during “T will never again say Old Man!” eh READING FROM We have purchased meat ax and we're wait- ing very patiently for the bright little lad who suggested that we review books in this here now column LEFT TO * HIGH HAT As Jack Donahue so ably puts it, he’s going to be surrounded by silver handles . taph will read... .. Here lies the body of Eddie Crooks He suggested Juvae, Jr., should cover the books... ... the rumor leaked out and it’s been raining books ever since... . of the 7,680 volumes received to date, three have simply ruined my social engagements. 2 &, 8 Jean Brousson’s Biography of Anatole France kept me in for two straight evenings... .. a wonderful book Bob Benchley’s “Pluck and .... great stuff... .. especially the “Paul Revere” thing and the burlesque on Arlen. . Henry Harrison's “Andrew Bride of Paris” made me mad . . . . started off great... . anti-rotary ..... and then. .... blah! st The Six Best “Steppers”: “A Little Bungalow”—(Cocoanuts). “They're Blaming It on the Charleston” —(Cocoanuts). “A Cup of Coffee”—(Charlot’s Revue). “Who"—(Sunny). “Rhythm of the L “Sweet Peter”—(Dearest Enemy). Cold Weather Suggestions Tso of the Eighteenth Amend- ment. Maybe that will make your blood boil. Cultivate a fiery temper, provoke as many heated arguments as pos- sible and get hot under the collar upon the slightest provocation. If you suffer from cold feet, wear more than one pair of socks. In fact wear as many pairs as your garters will hold up. Keep away from breezy salesmen. Warm up to people. Avoid theatrical performances that are apt to leave you cold. Do your work with lots of steam. Make as many mistakes as you can. You are sure to be brought over the coals for them. Become an actor and let the critics roast you. e fervid exclamations. Flare up when spoken to. Call on some of your old flames. Become the toast of the town. Invite your mother-in-law for an extended visit. She will cause fric- tion. Burn up with ambition. R. C. O’Brien Here lies Statistician Fyffe, Bent like Jack, the well-known knife; Toes to pate in a horseshoe bend: Laid eternally—end to end. vig te rt rex for each ong eat stnilts S90 pays 5 One print at hla SSENGER—Have you had much experience in flying? “Say, lady, I've flew since I was this high!” mei eit seen tA nisi bins anes aidn wiiir mainsst comicbooks.com