Judge, 1932-03-26 · page 8 of 36
Judge — March 26, 1932 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine contains party-planning advice rather than political satire. The left side offers suggestions for hosting bridge, backgammon, ping-pong, and tea parties in modern settings, with illustrated diagrams showing room layouts. The main cartoon (lower right) depicts a Native American chief in full headdress trying on fancy dress costumes, apparently concerned about appearance before meeting the President. The humor appears to rely on the stereotype of Indigenous peoples being unfamiliar with formal attire and social conventions. A caption reads: "Chief Buckeye—You're sure this is O.K.? I don't want to look foolish when I meet the President!!" The joke likely references contemporary diplomatic visits or photo opportunities involving Native American delegations to Washington.
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JUDGE Parties in the New York | anner For Our Urban Readers as Well as fer Youse in de Sticks UGGesTIONS for parties in various modern settings are given below. If you do not have on hand the ap- paratus for the various games or the supplies for the refreshments, they may be obtained from your neighbor- hood druggist. The parties (which are designed for four couples) may be staged without a butler; 1 guests consider butlers depressi anyhow. K Brivce A delightful bridge party may be given as follows: Set out two card tables and open the piano and a book of popular songs. Serve strong high- balls of Scotch and mineral water with lime. Then fold up the tables and let the men push the around. women BackcamMon backgammon party Set out a ammon boards and say bout chouette. Toss into the mob a couple of copies of the lat- est dirty magazines. of gin and ginger ale with Angostura bitters and lemon. Then hide the backgammon dewdads and let the men push the women around, : as follows: couple of t somethin: Serve tall glasses Pixc-Poxo A very enjoyable ping-pong party may be given as follows: In your ae =(- 6.) ping-pong room set out four paddles (or do you call them bats?) and six balls. ‘Tighten the net. Serve every- body straight rye or rye with seltzer. Then loosen the net and let the push the women around. men Tur Races A most entertaining “racing” party may be given as follows: Put out one of those horse such as the supervised pl rd has on board ship. Put a jockey cap on the stupid est guest and tell him he has to run the game. Serve plenty of rdi with White Rock or as they like it Then kick the horses under the piano and let. the push the around, nes, men women Trea A highly pleasurable tea party may be given as follows: It is usually ad- visable to have an other raison de boire but these may be discarded first half hour. erve little cakes, with fish and cheese, that break when you pick them up, and several shakers of Martinis, made with Noilly & Prat vermouth and do mestic gin. Then put away anything breakable and let the men push the women around. Or add a drop of ab- sinthe to each cocktail and let the women push the men around. racy V, Jones honor guest or for the party, after the smeared Fancy onsss Crier Buoryve—You’re sure this is O. K.? I don’t want to look foolish when I meet the President!! comicbooks.com