Judge — January 13, 1883 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This four-panel comic depicts slapstick humor centered on snow and winter chaos. In the first two panels, a waiter exits a restaurant carrying food, which he loses when he slips on snow and falls. The caption reads "Hey, fellers, let's paste him" / "Pasted," suggesting street urchins or onlookers mock his misfortune. The lower panels show the aftermath: a massive snowball, well-dressed gentlemen in a carriage encountering deep snow, and what appears to be a snowstorm engulfing travelers. The satire critiques winter's indiscriminate destruction—affecting both working-class waiters and wealthy citizens equally. The title "Beautiful Snow" is ironic, as the comic presents snow not as picturesque but as a hazard that creates chaos, humiliation, and danger across social classes. This reflects common late-19th/early-20th-century urban complaints about winter weather.