Judge, 1926-09-04 · page 11 of 36
Judge — September 4, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# "High-Hat" Column from Judge Magazine This is a humor column discussing 1920s social trends and reader contributions. The cartoons satirize contemporary fads: **Main satire points:** 1. **"Language of roadsters"** — a satirical "code" for flirting: open rumbles mean the driver seeks female passengers; daytime headlights signal loneliness; car color allegedly indicates preference for blondes or brunettes. This mocks the era's dating rituals and the absurdity of reading romantic intent into car features. 2. **Monogrammed car interiors** — poking fun at excessive personalization of automobiles as status symbols. 3. **Novelty bar equipment** — humor about Prohibition-era workarounds, including a miniature water cooler (likely disguising alcohol) displayed at parties as casual decoration. The column also includes reader recipes and song recommendations, functioning as a lifestyle advice column mixed with gentle social mockery typical of Judge's satirical approach to modern manners.
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JUDGE WIG: Saw a rather neat stunt the other a monogram on the radiator of roadster... . this sketch that “Mae” made is all wrong Ps any attention to it! the bird that owned the afore- said roadster painted the inside of each shell white to form the letters + you can only see the letters: from an angl it’s quite practical too as it dis- courages theft Have been running into quite a few new ideas the last: week or so and it makes this old heart glad... . at a recent party mine host had a miniature water cooler set up in the living-room... . it was a good-looking affair, the glass being greenish in color and the part containing the ice and the Speaking of cars, a new idea seems to be spreading around .... you've heard of the language of flowers, ete. Well, now, they have the language of roadsters. For example, if the rumble is open and vacant that means that the driver is looking for two nice girls for a party If the rumble is only half open one girl is all he desires if he is running (in thedaytime) with his lightsonthat means he’s very lone- some,sotake pity on him, if he light-colored car, the gen- tleman_ pre- fers a blonde and vice standard — were of brass... . he had it made to order... . the stuff in. side was evi- dently good, too, from the way the guests hung around .... very pf While we're on the subject of beverages, the High Hatters certainly responded warmly to my inquiry as to what to name my new book .... up to date G. Carn—something (can’t id his darn writing!) of New York has come through with the best e » suggests “Here's . We will most certainly send Mr. G, Carn-—something a com- plimentary copy. ATE Mr. Flato, of Brighton, Mass., very kindly sends me a recipe with no name so will put it in the book as the “Brighton” .. 1 glass of Gordon Water, lemon to flavor, teaspoonful of sugar and !4 glass of Bitters. shaker into as much ginger ale as you feel like drinking ..... Mr. Flato also wants me to Jet him know how 1 like it yet, Mr. Flato. +1 prom- little girl Two wile dn't drink for a long time and Angostora Shake well and pour from can’t tell you just Judge, Jr’s,a manof his word! ..... speaking of drinks some people have got an awful lot of nerve! in last week's New Yorker, the Aquazone Company in their ad “The Water Tower,” used my term Gordon Water tion, ete!” “imita- There change seems to be very” little in the Six Best“ Barcelona” Steppers” . (No Show) seems to be quite popular: prahablyon of the very clever lyrics “Broken Hearted Sue” (No Show) is also played a lot. count comicbooks.com