Judge, 1928-02-11 · page 7 of 36
Judge — February 11, 1928 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains two pieces of social satire about leisure activities among the wealthy. The top illustration mocks a young man who has "successfully completed courses in concentration, memory, dominating personality and superiority complex" and now proposes marriage to "the only girl"—satirizing self-help courses and the arrogance they supposedly instill. The bottom section, "A Phantasmal Game of Bridge," humorously describes an elaborate bridge game where guests are so comfortable they won't leave to adjust pillows or fetch dining room items. The accompanying sketch shows card players at a table. The second illustration, "Preoccupied card-addict deals the pancakes," depicts someone so obsessed with cards they're dealing while cooking—mocking bridge's grip on social life among the leisure class during this era.
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A Phantasmal Game of Bridge This is the story of a bridge game that) was played many many years ago children and if it gets too spooky you may all sit on my lap and turn more lights on well then once upon a_ time jean had invited harry and madge and dwight to play a few rubbers and they all accepted and they all showed up at jeans house on time four whole real cross my heart and hope to die no kiddin players and not the usual three and jean didnt ask the guests to get a flock of dining room chairs and table and bridge cover and score pad and pillows and pencil she had those things all ready beforehand and she didnt say would anyone like a highball when she knew damn well everyone would and when they all sat down they sat there and didnt get up to get pillows and close transoms and adjust JUDGE The young man who successfully completed courses in concentration, memory, dominating personality and superiority complex gets set to propose to the only gir!. lamps and nobody needed an ash tray at the last minute and the bridge lamps gave a dandy light and nobody tripped over the cord getting seated and they cut for Preoccupied card-addict deals the pancakes. partners before they sat down and didnt all) have to chan around and act as if they were ing going to jerusalem and dwight didnt say “are. we to play contract or auction and jean had remembered to take out the joker so each player had only 13 cards and madge started right in to bid without sa lets see did i do this and when it was harrys turn to bid he bid and didnt w his head like a swinging door and say who dealt this rotten mess and when the bidding was completed they didnt all sit there like a lot of cripples waiting for something to happen and jean meant to lead the five of hearts and she put a card down and it was the five of hearts and madge didnt say oh pardon me is it my play and the dummy put his hand down without a murmur and kept his nose out of the game till it comicbooks.com