Judge — February 16, 1929 — page 20: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This humorous Judge page satirizes sleep-walking fashions and behaviors. The cartoons illustrate: **"The Wrong Way" and "The Right Way"**: contrasts improper sleep-walking (entering through windows, disheveled) with proper etiquette (formal full dress required, even while asleep). **"The Haute Mode in Sleep-Walking Costume"**: mocks upper-class pretension by showing people in elaborate pajamas with tails—absurdly over-dressed for nocturnal wandering. **"How 'Frogs' Came to be Worn on Pajamas"**: a tongue-in-cheek origin story claiming a medieval Italian king tied frogs to his pajamas during sleep-walks, starting a fashion trend. **"Enjoy Companionship While You Sleep"**: advertises the "Grimalkin Ostrich Agency," humorously suggesting one hire an ostrich as a sleep-walking companion. The satire targets early 20th-century high society's obsession with proper dress codes and formality, extending the rule even to private, unconscious activities.