Judge, 1927-11-05 · page 13 of 36
Judge — November 5, 1927 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical pieces targeting 1920s upper-class social behaviors: **Main Column**: Mocking wealthy Park Avenue parents and their indulgent treatment of children ("Baby"). The satire criticizes affluent parents who spoil their offspring with expensive cars (Mercedes, Renault) and allow inappropriate habits like smoking and drinking. The underlying joke: modern wealthy parents compete to outspend each other, and their children expect luxury goods. The warnings about "blackmail" and hiding affairs from wives suggest marital infidelity was common among this demographic. **Cartoons**: 1. **Wallpaper Design**: Criticizes an outdated fashion (wallpaper depicting babies) as ridiculous for middle-aged childless people. 2. **Wanda/Willard**: A joke about a man skipping a party due to lack of hair-oil—mocking vanity. 3. **The Separating Union**: A quip that marriage destroys the closeness of couples ("no longer inseparable"). 4. **Mother cartoon**: Jokes about managing teenagers aged 16-22, a persistent parenting challenge. The overall tone satirizes Jazz Age excess, marital discord, and generational conflicts among the wealthy.
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JUDGE | fondle the headwaiter or one of the bus-boys you should be stern with her and call for the check. | Most of the Park Avenue babies who are invariably smart have ] eschewed prams and the usual rubber-tired carriages and are now to be seen in those long low Bugattis or Citroens. Here again there is no use in trying to work off a Buick sedan or an Oldsmo- bile on Baby, for if she knows you can afford a Mercedes or a Re- nault, your goose is cooked. If Baby shows signs of teeth- ing a small bottle of hammered iver shaped like a flask and filled with Wilson’s 1904 rye will quiet her quickly. She should rarely be allowed to smoke more arettes aday = Warr-Paper Dr or she will develop one of aged persons % those Francine Larrimore-Jeanne Eagels voices. If she starts the | racket about all her girl friends | having monogrammed — gaspers, don’t frown, but haul out your check-book, as arguing is of no avail and if you don’t give, some other baby-fancier will. A last word: the care of Baby needs a cool head and a generous disposition. Never let Baby Ke than two packs of ci —Its use to be forcibly inflicted upon middle- hout offspring, who publicly mourn the fact. | know, whatever you do, about the i Little Woman at home, as there is ] a bad disease called blackmail | prevalent now and Baby may con- tract it. On the other hand, it is even worse to let the Loving Helpmate learn about Baby, so stick to the lesser-known speak- casies if you don’t want to be hiring divorce lawyers. A good man should be able to handle about three babies if his bank . , j balance can stand it, but Mr. Wanxpa—What’s the hurry? Average Reader will have PLENTY Witiarp—Party tonight—and I’m out of hair-oil! to do if he intends to take care of one. The Separating Union Joyce—Are Billy and Alice as inseparable as ever? / | Jack—No; they're married now. Liquor used to be used at wakes, but now it causes them. Talking movies will never be a success. There’s too much Motuer—Oh, yes, we've solved the problem of what to do competition in the audience. with children between the ages of 16 and ? comicbooks.com