Judge, 1927-06-11 · page 11 of 36
Judge — June 11, 1927 — page 11: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes 1920s women's fashion and social behavior, particularly the "flapper" phenomenon. **"The Song of the Skirt"** mocks the newly shortened women's skirts of the era—scandalously brief by contemporary standards (knee-length or above). The poem ridicules both the minimal fabric required ("a yard of stuff") and women's obsession with Paris fashion ("dernier cri"). It warns that these revealing garments drive men to distraction, addressing mothers and wives directly as if they should be concerned about moral implications. The cartoon illustrations include: - A woman reading tabloids in a car (suggesting modern, frivolous women) - A "Brougham" car sweeping clean (pun on "flapper" behavior) - Young women testing male suitors (showing women as calculating and superficial) The bottom jokes mock flapper dating culture and women's perceived shallowness. Overall, the page expresses anxiety about 1920s women's independence, fashion choices, and dating practices—concerns typical of conservative voices regarding the era's social upheaval.
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JUDGE The Song of the Skirt (With the usual bowed head and all that) With fingers polished and pink, With a waved and shingled head, A flapper sat on a sofa brink Plying her needle and thread. Stitch—stite' stitch ! With a speed that was quite ex- pert She joined two slits of some silken bits And called it an evening skirt. A skirt—skirt—skirt As long as a Queen Bee’s knee. A skirt—skirt—skirt For the limbs to swing quite free, And oh! it’s little she cares How scanty the goods may be So long as the thing she wears Is Paris’ dernier cri. Stitch—stich—stitch (Just the of a powder puff) Stitch—stitch—stitch (Three stitches are quite enough) And when the sewing is done Or the brazen kilt of the Scotch. O girls with brothers dear, O girls, who are mothers and wives, The things you're wearing this year Make men lead frantic lives. Stitch—stitch—stitch (Though I hate to dish the dirt) You get enough from a yard of stuff For a coat as well as.a skirt. —P.W. ered Millicent — Last night, after taking a sleeping-powder I dreamed of two wonderful sheiks. What play of Shakespeare does that remind you of? Hildegarde — “Midsummer Night's Dream” or “As You Like It’ “Wrong—Two Gentlemen of Veronal.’ ” tS Claire—I'N bet you'd never guess who Helen has started go- ing with again. Myrtle—Who? Claire—Her husband. The little boy who used to read “Nick Carter,” behind his geography, grows up and reads his tabloid behind a newspaper. Modern flapper tests suitors to see which one is worthy of her hand. comicbooks.com