Judge, 1927-08-13 · page 7 of 36
Judge — August 13, 1927 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains three satirical cartoons and humorous stories from Judge magazine: **"The Big Moment" (1907-1927)**: Two panels contrast romantic proposals across eras. The 1907 image shows a traditional kneeling proposal; the 1927 image depicts a casual beach proposal to a woman swimming. The satire mocks how courtship customs changed dramatically in just two decades—from formal, serious rituals to casual, modern interactions. **"The Wet Swimmer"**: A humorous story about a woman who wades into the ocean fully clothed and performs an impressive crawl stroke, shocking beachgoers. The joke satirizes impropriety and absurdity. **Other sections** include brief satirical pieces about women's behavior and social commentary, typical of Judge's early 20th-century humor targeting changing gender roles and modern manners.
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JUDGE “Will you be : . 9” my wife, Cornelia? 1907 The Wet Swimmer Once upon a time there was a bathing girl and she got dressed up for the beach in the smartest looking rig you ever saw and her costume included a whole trunk full of things and powder and lip- stick and rouge and when she had completed her toilet she skipped down onto the sandy beach and everybody turned to look at her and said my what a pretty bath- ing girl and she sat on the sand under a parasol and then she ran along the beach and pretty soon she happened to notice that she was near the ocean and_ she stopped short and then — she walked down toward the water and the waves lapped around her ankles and wet her pretty bathing shoes and the people stood aghast and she kept walking out deeper and the water got up over her knees and soaked her pretty bath- ing suit and the people became frightened but she kept walking out right up to her neck until her whole costume was drenched and then she jumped way up in the air and disappeared in a wave suit and all and little wisps of hair got wet and her make-up got wet and came off and when she rose to the surface she struck out in a_ beautifully executed crawl stroke and the onlookers “This is so sudden—l've known you only nineteen years” > “T've had my ey: on you for five minutes, kid— let's get “ married” Ture Bia Moment were bewildered and said she’s swimming she’s swimming and now kiddies off with you it’s get- ting way past your bed time and uncle Abercrombie will tell you another fairy story tomorrow night. —Jack Ciuetr Husband—I wouldn’t be seen on the street with you in that dress. Wife—You're darned right you wouldn't! Gertir—Gee, I’m out 0” luck I’ve lost my compact. Here, use mine. ntie—But I had my bathing suit in it! e “Sure —TI'll try anything once, _—ak stranger!” She Should Be Stopped She is a dangerous woman—a woman whom it is well for men to avoid if they can. When she goes after a man, she gets him, for her method of approach is such that her victim may not the terrible entanglement which must inevitably follow. She wields a tremendous power; there is about her something which m : not be resisted by the unsuspecting male, who is her target. She is a dangerous woman. She drives a car. —Manton E. Berns Fame ! “See that fellow over there? That’s Lindbergh.” “Let’s swam the see—when was it he ‘nglish channel?” Still Floundering The poor fish who used to jump out of the frying-pan into the fire now dodges a flivver to land under a truck. When we have a world peace it will be in the next world. comicbooks.com