Judge, 1882-02-11 · page 14 of 16
Judge — February 11, 1882 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertisements** for luxury goods (hats, pianos, billiard tables, bond investments). However, the main cartoon titled **"Dodging a Creditor"** depicts a woman at a piano being confronted by what appears to be a creditor or bill collector at the door. The satire targets **wealthy women's frivolous spending** and avoidance of financial responsibility. The woman pretends not to be home or ignores the creditor while sitting at an expensive Weber piano—itself an advertisement on the page. The joke operates on irony: she purchases costly items (the grand piano) while evading those demanding payment. This reflects late-19th-century anxieties about **women's consumer spending** and lack of financial accountability, particularly among the wealthy leisure class. The cartoon mocks both the woman's evasiveness and, implicitly, the credit system enabling such behavior. The surrounding advertisements ironically reinforce the satire by showcasing exactly the luxury items such women purchased.
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