Judge — January 23, 1926 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Ye Antiques" — Judge Magazine This page presents a series of domestic comedies playing on Victorian/Edwardian social conventions. The sketches satirize: 1. **Marital deception**: A husband denies entertaining women while his wife was away, then claims the woman seen was actually his wife. 2. **Gift-giving awkwardness**: A dialogue about gifting a book to a sister, with the punchline that books aren't suitable gifts. 3. **Romantic jealousy**: A man confronts another about being seen with a woman the previous night. 4. **Literary references**: The final panel references Bowen and Shakespeare's *Adam and Eve*, using classical allusions for comic effect. The satire targets upper-class manners, marital suspicion, and social pretension rather than specific political figures. The decorative border with character names suggests this is part of Judge's ongoing comedic commentary on genteel society.