Judge, 1932-11 · page 11 of 36
Judge — November 1932 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis for Modern Readers This page from *Judge* magazine contains several short satirical pieces about dating and social behavior: **"Slightly Sour Grapes"** mocks women who claim disinterest in romance while secretly wanting attention—the "straight and narrow" girls avoid calling on men like Clarence. **The "Note" and "Wail" sections** are humorous complaints: one about inconsiderate men scolding waiters; another about a woman who takes precautions against unwanted advances (riding crowded trains, staying in hotels) yet complains she's never been "accosted" (approached romantically), ironically suggesting she actually wanted attention. **The top cartoon** depicts a rustic man asking directions to New York, implying rural ignorance. **The bottom cartoon** shows a couple with what appears to be an exotic animal (brought "all the way from Tanganyika"—then a British colonial territory in Africa), with the woman rejecting it. This satirizes wealthy people's capricious tastes and wasteful consumption of exotic imported goods. All pieces reflect early 20th-century attitudes toward gender, romance, and class.
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| | Judge Slightly Sour Grapes IRLS who walk the straight and narrow ye to call on Clarence Note Men who scold waiters \re not the best daters. HE telephone’s « stubborn thing, It always picks a time to ring hen I’m asleep or bathing or it Won't ring when I’m waiting for it. Wail | ride on crowded subway trains; | walk alone on country lanes I sit in hotels late at night; | ride on buses when it’s light; 1 guess I have no sex allure Or else I guess I've lost it, Or maybe I look awfully pure— I've never been accosted. IRLS who don't believe in kissing Find no fun in reminiscing. —EVELYNE Love Coorer Rustic—Say, Mister, if I knew how t get to New York from here, 1 would a’ went lony ago! and ya 1 by (the owl, Dolo. tral 0. with “We bring him all the way from Tanganyika, and now she don't like him.” 9 comicbooks.com