Judge, 1883-08-11 · page 16 of 16
Judge — August 11, 1883 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Judge* magazine contains three cartoon panels satirizing a man's behavior—likely depicting marital infidelity or hypocrisy. The top panel shows a man at home with family portraits on the wall, while the caption indicates he's supposedly going to Coney Island alone ("poor Papa"). The lower panels appear to show the man at Coney Island (a popular amusement destination) in the company of women, appearing anything but lonely despite his claim to the family that he'd be solitary. The satire mocks the contradiction between his pretended domestic devotion and his actual behavior—he tells his children to admire his portrait while secretly enjoying himself with female companions. This reflects era-typical satirical treatment of male duplicity and infidelity.
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