Judge, 1930-08-02 · page 7 of 36
Judge — August 2, 1930 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# "The Color-Scheme Hound" - Judge Magazine This page satirizes someone obsessed with color coordination in fashion and home décor. The dialogue shows a fussy character demanding a collar button that matches his entire wardrobe and carpet—an impossibly pedantic aesthetic concern. The humor targets this type of person as a "bug on color schemes." The comic strips above show "The Ultra School of Voice Culture," mocking exaggerated vocal training methods popular in the era. The larger illustration below depicts what appears to be a dentist or doctor's office during an emergency, with the caption "'I'm sorry but I'm out of gas.' / 'Ye gods, do dentists pull that old one, too!'" This jokes about a common excuse (running out of gas) being used even by professionals, suggesting it's an overused alibi during the economic constraints referenced in the text about "Making Money in the Stock Market" and economic hardship.
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The Color-Scheme Hound ¢ Noutan BUTTON over here solid gold button Yes, sir. Right You wish a “Here's a nice gold-plated one.” “Won't do. Tell you what I Something with a sort of green 3) ground, and some orange flowers, and green leaves and . “Mister, I never heard of a collar button like that.” “Got to have it, fella. I'm a bug on color schemes. Everything in har- mony and that sort of thing, see?” “Surely, sir. But I can't give you a collar button to match every tie and shirt you may have “Listen, this isn’t to match a tie or | shirt. It’s got to blend with the car- pet under the dresser in my bedroom.” The pages of that new book, en- titled “Making Money in the Stock Market,” are printed, we presume, without margins. Times can't be so bad. Mr. Schwab ] hasn't given out a prosperity inter- 4 view for several months now. “I'm sorry but I’m out of gas.” “Ye gods, do dentists pull that old one, too!” JUDGE The ULTRA SCHOOL of comicbooks.com