Judge, 1927-04-23 · page 21 of 36
Judge — April 23, 1927 — page 21: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes 1920s upper-class leisure culture through mock advice columns and entertainment reviews. The column adopts an exaggerated tone of frivolous sophistication ("My Dears," "divinely rare") to mock wealthy women obsessed with fashion—particularly the season's black-and-white color scheme and "evening wraps with attached hoods." The satire targets both vanity and impracticality: suggesting theaters convert smoking rooms to dance floors, or better yet, add swimming pools so guests needn't worry about evening gowns. The vegetarian restaurant anecdote mocks privileged complaints—the author's embarrassment at being unable to add up a check, a basic arithmetic skill. The accompanying cartoon shows a sixteenth birthday celebration, likely satirizing excessive indulgence. The "Six (or More) Best Steppers" lists popular dance songs of the era, reflecting the Jazz Age's dance-obsessed culture. The taxi window motto ("Mind your own business") suggests urban rudeness. Overall, the page ridicules wealthy 1920s society's superficiality and disconnect from ordinary competencies.
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JUDGE March 30, 1927. Don’t you simply worship the evening wraps with attached hoods? They are really the most irresistible things we have ever seen. Why, they actually make one feel just like “Red Rid- ing Hood.” And you know they are so useful because, we mean, there isn’t anything more ghastly than to arrive at a party with one’s hair simply in strings. =P Honestly, we do think there should be something to do be- tween the acts at the thed sides smoking cigarettes. We mean it’s so frightfully unhealth- ful. And so we have an idea which is too divinely rare. Why not convert the smoking-rooms into dance floors? We mean it actually would stimulate — the brains. Or better still, in sum- mer why not have swimming pools? Then there wouldn’t be any bother about which evening gown to wear. Everybody could just wear bathing su We really do think that this is a most scrumptiously unusual plan and after all one does want to be amused when one goes to the theater. We are in sack cloth and ashes. We have just been informed that this isn’t an original idea. It’s being done at one of the theaters about town. That is the danc- ing part, but really we act think the swimming pool is a much better idea anyway. ers be- =~ ca ad Of course you have seen the perfectly irresistible three-piece suits that are being shown and worn, but we simply can’t re: the urge to rave about them a bit. > most gorgeous creations im aginable. And, My Dears, we simply must tell you about an es ly adorable one. Black skirt, black and white © striped blouse, black coat lined with black and white stripes. Actually too utterly fascinating for words. And you know black and white is just all the rage this season. aS Now, honestly we aren't in search of our health or anything of the kind, but we did wander into a veget: ant the other It’s down in asc ment and is a most divinely at tractive place. But the killing part about it is you have to add up your own check. And really we had the most unbearable time, because we mean we have actually never been able to learn to add. And it’s really too horribly em barrassing to have anybody you counting on your fing pecially after cating asparag rian resta Six (or More) Best Steppers That Little Something (Lucky) Dancing the Devil Away (Lucky) Texas Stomp (Polly of Holly- wood) Lovin’ Off My Mind (Bye, Bye. Bonnie) Ay, Ay, Ay (no show) Same Old Moon (Lucky) Sundown (no show) Pour-Leaf Clover (no show) SSR Ippropriate Motto for taxicab windows. comicbooks.com