Judge, 1886-12-18 · page 5 of 16
Judge — December 18, 1886 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This page combines art criticism, social commentary, and humorous anecdotes typical of 1890s-era satirical journalism. The **"Art Notes"** section critiques illustrations and includes gossipy observations about Southern belles and courtship. It mocks a "parlor beau" in Atlanta who avoids entertaining himself—social satire about idle, dependent men. The **"Hum of the Court"** section collects brief, comedic observations: a woman throwing her parasol (critiquing female impulsiveness), complaints about newspaper sensationalism, and absurdist humor about bands and African expeditions. The **bottom cartoon** depicts an elderly man dining alone, complaining about "independent waiters"—commentary on the emerging **anti-tipping movement**. He protests being pressured to tip, framing it as manipulation by service workers seeking unearned money. The overall thrust satirizes modern social changes: women's assertiveness, newspaper excess, and labor disputes over tipping customs. The tone is conservative, mocking new social demands while maintaining light, irreverent humor typical of Judge's target audience.
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hire a man. ‘There are men enough for the business, we hope. A woman in Lancaster, Pa., picked up a brick to throw at ently druwing bac tenance and put out both he There now claimed with gn ion to the enemy, “1 guess y Many young men have read with ple: that Miss Ledhar Rhodes and Miss Cora $ are the two most beautiful and young ladie: Grand Forks, Dak., and with such keen regret that they are the best marks- men in the territory they are inclined to shoot the entire infor n. The parlor beau has aroused the antagonism of the girls of Atlanta, Ga. He is the who likes to be entertained in the p: always goes to the theatre alone, — Tt is hardly possible to reform: uch a wretch as that; but he can at least be made to entertain himself, and that’s enough to kill him Hah! Now here is something worth hay- ing. Charming pictures, sharp wit, good humor—beautiful, beautiful!’ F this, the professor read jts.ted his spectacles and fell to enjoying the book on his knee, “What have you?” Lasked. He lau ull rs exuded from his eyes, and, finally ex- hausted, replied between gasps, “* Chestnuts from JupGe.”"—J. Hawthorne, interview with JR. Lowell. A young man of Coler his bed the other night and calle his sweet- heart's house, though he had left the lady only a short time before. The head of the ily promptly and severely kicked him o Portrait of a gentleman rather roughly handled. Domestic executed in oil. stoop. The disturbance awakened the lady. e “William called,” said the old gentler sen- . tentious| “Why !" replied the lady, ** he their voices sto sing bass, if th must have forgotten something.” Jm— ft. | Well. a woman can throw away her parasol] yes !" exclaimed the parent— everything but if she chooses, but what's the use? When a) his night-shirt.” The youth wasa somnambu- Hum of the Sor preached a sermon woman gets so she wants to sing bass let r! list. without slang in it. He was not well, Mr. Geronimo, too, talks with extreme in- dignation of the ghoulish glee of the news- papers. BROUGHT HIS ATTENDANTS WITH HIM. A recent poem is entitled ** Love's Ubiauity.” Beware of the lover who. ubiques. He surely will deceive. Why is it that the average band always opens with * TheStar-spangled Banv Give it up? start the music, of course. " anley being anxious to under: another African expedition, the conelu- Ti ilroad man who has: ofall flesh.” Got the blue envelope, appar- ently, ppears to us that the woman's heart kept ol in Philadelphia isn’t much of a eu- » no doubt several women an is no more re- for his height. is a great deal of solid comfort for the Democratic party in that reflection. The Philadelphia News has the heading “Editor's Opinions of the T Strikes us that weather talk is of too small importance to put in print, e if editors do talk it. TER OF THE. ANTI-TIP MOVEMENT—“ I'm too old a bird to be played with by these inde- A musical authority says women can change lent waiters, you bet!”