Judge — December 7, 1929 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Cover, December 7, 1929 This cover depicts a domestic delivery scene with sexual innuendo. A man in formal attire receives a package from a woman dressed as a delivery person or department store employee. The "Brown Bros. Department Store" sign references a real business. Scattered boxes labeled with shipping information (including "Paris," "fragile," and "handle with care") surround them. The caption reads: "He learned about women from her," suggesting the woman's knowledge or experience. The joke appears to rely on double entendre about "packages" and physical attraction—typical of 1920s-30s Judge humor targeting male readers. The "No Smoking" sign in the receiving department is incidental detail. This represents the magazine's characteristic bawdy, flirtatious cartoon style popular during the Jazz Age.