Judge, 1926-02-06 · page 19 of 36
Judge — February 6, 1926 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical pieces mocking 1920s social trends: **"Party Mamma's Lullaby"** ridicules flappers and Jazz Age excess. The poem depicts a mother desperate to leave her baby and rejoin a wild party—referencing the Charleston dance, cocktails ("vermouth"), and the general hedonism of the era. The humor lies in parental neglect played for laughs. **"Method"** satirizes how women select library books, suggesting they choose based on romantic cover illustrations and skip to the ending rather than read genuinely. It then compares this to how book reviewers actually work—implying critics are equally superficial. **"The New Laocoon"** mocks Greenwich Village bohemians attempting to eat spaghetti "in the approved Greenwich Village manner"—likely referring to affected, pretentious behavior among artsy types. **"Sewing Circle Notes"** humorously describes women's social gatherings, using double-entendre ("interesting stitch," "embroidered") to suggest gossip masquerades as innocent needlework. Overall, the page satirizes modern social behavior: parental irresponsibility, superficial reading habits, pretentious bohemianism, and gossiping women.
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+ y Party Mamma’s Lullaby D™ little baby, strong and hearty, Mamma would like to rejoin the party. Close your eyes tight, like Daddy to- night. Heed mamma's ballad, she must make t So, B. Y. O. L. ayhee, How long do I have to stayhee? Bedtime stories are over, pet, A Charleston is hot on the five- tube set. Have a heart, my babeee, B. Y. 0. L, ayhee. Dear little baby, close your vermouth, Mamuna is itching to dance, forsooth. Your Uncle Eddie is under the beddie And charming Aunt Mabel is under the table. So, BLY. O. L. ayhiecee—ete. Method HEN Janet goes to the library for a book She first selects those with red covers. Then she looks at the frontispiece. If he and she are kissing, she looks at the other pictures After which she reads the last page. is a moon and a sigh on it to indicate the blissful pauses She takes it out and reads the dia- is much the same procedure, I think, As that employed By the reviewers. st In a congressional race, as in other races, the man with the best wind is invariably the victor. MoRNING, Noor and NIGHt in Greenwich Garret” “I don't gar- ret all,” THE NEW LAOCOON Plight of three tourists who tried to cat a plate of spaghetti cach after the approved Greenwich Village manner. VALLAGE by @ GREEKWIh VitLacere. Sewing Circle Notes T= Circe has been called “The Lilies of the Field” by one of the girls’ husband. Sometimes he speaks of it as “The Doily Dozen.” But then you can’t take him seriously. Everybody says he has a button loose—a knit wit, so to speak. Mrs. Jones had an_ interesting stitch in her side. Her cousin, a guest, regaled the meeting with an account of eyebrow needling. The story of Emma Harker’s rela- tions with her husband’s relations was beautifully embroidered by the hos- tess,andalthough Mrs. Sinpion came late she arrived in time to pick up the thread of it. In conclusion, the Circle worked on a lovely spread. and finished it with the exception of three olives. George A. Paravicini comicbooks.com