Judge, 1883-11-17 · page 4 of 16
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# "The Judge" Page Analysis This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A lengthy first-person narrative titled "Mrs. Pennyfeather's Peregrinations," a domestic humor piece about an upper-middle-class woman managing household finances and social obligations. She describes conflicts with her husband Heraclitus over spending on entertaining, fashion, and furnishings—depicting the tension between maintaining social appearances and controlling household expenses. The humor derives from her rationalization of extravagant purchases and her husband's penny-pinching objections. **Right side:** "A Model Newspaper," an illustrated cartoon satirizing sensationalist newspaper layout and content. The folded newspaper depicted shows exaggerated headlines about crime, scandals, and melodramatic stories ("Found Drowned," "Trial," "First Class Execution"), mocking the era's yellow journalism and its appeal to readers' prurient interests. Both pieces target middle-class social pretensions and consumer culture typical of *Judge's* satirical focus.
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THE JUDGE. several dollars in sheet and am) now pur- » work. not mad rt in the shape te, however, ndly ho} hammer. out sty My first. pattern ully, and little Kathleen has beon ill, and 30 very, very cross, that it has occupied more thin half my time to keep her within the bounds of akes no He “Heraclitus, of course, my efforts in alta relier turned the | ¢ into a tin sh could yo to ny’s andy some J} what [ve interest in Ive and that I says the streets be hind the tail of 3 . ter lack of esthetic feeling, I was not surprised at these remarks, but when, one day, little Kathleen. was erying and he said [had better stop hammerin and repousse the baby, 1 told: h time he stopped his disgustir be facetious. [ moreover in- formed him that I would discipline the baby as I saw and that would become of th had no more p with her than her papa had—whereat he gave one of his con- temptuons sniffs and withdrew. He and his partner, Mr. Ia i, have taken a box together at the New Opera House. Of cor we went the first night, (I wouldn't have missed it for the world), but Heraclitus must needs visit the Hors: Show first, leavi box by « of the clerks from the office. I wore aunt Penelope i My dress was ju velvet and si did fit lik nv too decolet whole effect. by filling white illusion. [am wi illusion was becoming, as soon as he arrived in the box I ba him look around the house and notice the 0 -necked d. of other ladies, hen I dire tion to M zood, who: could by an. it aco He ele’ one of his sniffs prevented Mrs, I entirely. Then be Heraclitus said it was up the neck with to adn cor: and asked me what miracle mitted that if I took off all the illusion from my neck, my dress, in comparison with others, would be modesty itself—after which I was happy, and we all went off to Delmonico’s to supper. Mrs. Hapgood wasn’t pleasant at all, that alling off | we've I didn't know what | rehild if her mamma | me to be escorted to the | and made me go and spoil the | it the | ed his atten- | (if one | 1 organ, as usual, gave | | | he’s always jealous of me anyhow and the immen uquet of violets clits sent me to carry seemed to have effect upon her I saw envy inher ¢ the box, and when | the odor of violet reply. [dislike tl vot to have h I must ‘Ss uccount, woman tho} r to dinner next w lure the affliction nd put how he eas he can be, se than ever and new furniture aswell dinner she'll nd if F give a plain ot we're mean and stingy. P'veale up my mind that a swell one will be the most exasperati “swell” it shall be, and as Meraclitus taken to grumbling about th cher’ grocer’s bills of lat a little more or less to pay won't make much difference, He t so in the habit of bringing home company to dinner pectedly that Fve told T provision for an that is one ranusual, 1 ean’ his own fault if he « is expected. Hes for us, is good enough there's no use making a splur: don’t expect it,” but E tell hy KO hare wS nog ATTEN WIN HAVES 4 TING cate oO SU rere the housekeeping business myself, if he pleases, and I don't propose to lose my repu- tation for giving fine dinners, even if it does cost a few dollars more. want a new opera cloak aw full must manage some way to fire insuranc ey is all more than the amount | I yot lovely one F id then of cour vers that would enhanc hose. I've hinted piano, but [sec present, Heraclit will probably ruin lin what he expects live in New York at all, as to never show one’s self or one’s tine cloth I saw Mrs, Dove sittin circle the other night £0 conspicuous When [me Pennyfeather he and] ta I spent we me forstock- . ten dolla aud to get slipes the beauty of the opera business Int Ti like to know as well not in th family and whi + her she was in full al the fact to Mr. would not escort had not Uthe tickets. She sup- stairs and so did he.” do you know so lonly another because word out of him on the My worst suspi » knows tin aroused. the horrid creature, P’'m ness kept up a corres denee with her e * she left the last summer, though, th never tind any notes or letters in his pocke “ean \ \\ open ED FIRST CLASS Bho remmn: 7 comicbooks.com