Judge — June 30, 1928 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Cartoon Page This page titled "JUDGE" contains a single cartoon depicting two figures in a romantic outdoor setting. A woman in an elaborate, decorative dress with a large feathered hat stands beside a man in plaid trousers and formal jacket. The caption reads: "Hi—I fine sort of a lover you are! Here we hike six miles out of town so's we can hold hands . . . and what do you do but forget to bring your muff!" The joke appears to satirize romantic courtship customs of the era—specifically, the irony that despite elaborate preparation for a romantic outing, the man forgot to bring the woman's muff (a cylindrical hand warmer, standard women's accessory). The humor lies in this mundane oversight undermining the romantic gesture.