Judge — April 21, 1888 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page satirizes prominent members of President Cleveland's administration through fashion mockery. The numbered figures represent: 1. A traveling outfit (unclear reference) 2. Washington footman's new style 3. Department of Justice suit, referencing Attorney General Garland 4. An unidentified style 5. "The Saintly Suit" in white—likely mocking someone's false virtue or hypocrisy 6. State Department style attributed to Secretary Bayard 7. Another administrative figure The satire works by presenting government officials as fashion models, implying their roles are superficial or their public personas are costume-like. This was common Judge magazine practice: lampooning political figures through exaggerated visual caricature and wordplay. The "saintly suit" particularly suggests accusations of false piety or moral pretense against a specific official. The page critiques 1880s Democratic administration figures through fashion-industry parody.