Judge, 1888 · page 76 of 87
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This page from the satirical magazine **Judge** contains several humorous sketches mocking social pretensions and seasonal rituals of late 19th-century America. **"Attenuated Tennis"** ridicules the "dudelet" who emerges each spring transformed by tailors' padding into an athletic specimen—previously a weak city dweller, now confidently approaching society women (Angelina, Sophie, Florence, Alvina) for tennis matches. **"Impressions of a Variety Show"** appears to satirize theatrical performances, likely referencing an actress named Rhea in a production called "The Widow." **"The Close of Hotel Season"** depicts two men—one dejected (the loser) and one triumphant (the winner)—suggesting seasonal gambling or romantic competition. **"Summer and Fall"** contrasts youthful spring romance with autumn's harsh reality: wives' silk dresses pawned for milk as husbands' financial situations deteriorate. **"A Nut for the Greeks"** mocks academic pretension through a story where scholars cannot identify a Greek character and must cable Athens—only to receive a absurd response: "A fly has 'arried here." The humor targets class anxieties, romantic delusions, and intellectual pomposity.
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CHESTNUTS ATTENUATED TENNIS. FROM JUDGE. IMPRESSIONS OF A VARIETY SHOW. Now the gentle Spring is wooing With her balmy breath the garbage, And the mellow, tuneful froglet Pipes again his mellow lay; Comes the eager winsome dudelet, Comes he forth with hefty racket, Drawing softly from the city, Where he hibernates till May. Now no longer weak and feeble, Cased is he in ample flannels, Like a chrysalis emerging, Casting coat and hat away. He may now appear athletic, Tailor kind has stuffed his shoulders, Padded out his pectoralis, Fixed him up in every way. Now no longer fearing banter From the cruel, wicked street boy, Who, on seeing his dimensions, Flees at once in great dismay. He may now with Angelina, Sophie, Florence and Alvina, With a fierce athletic warfare Endless rounds of tennis play. - - ] Rhea struck oil at Halifax in “The Widow.” In spite of the] 7 more or less caustic reflections of a hide-bound press, it would serktsien OF A seem that the widow still gets there with both feet. tooo view oF Tad STAGE EATS THE CLOSE OF THE HOTEL SEASON. gearas taser arraaes pon Van SUMMER AND FALL. To thoughts of love in the gentle Spring the guileless youthlet turns, With a beautiful mate He seals his fate, And his heart in rapture burns. . . . . e e To thoughts of grub in the sombre Fall the wiser youthlet turns, And the wife's best silk Is pawned for milk, And the agony she had exhibited concerning a | ay-speck on his white vest resolves itself into an avaricious inquiry as to the number of American | dollars he earns. Ciype. A DESIGN FOR THE BELLE OF THE MASQUERADE BALL. THe Loser. THE WINNER. A NUT FOR THE GREEKS. There was commotion among the students, a vast speculation and upheaval of diversi- fied opinions. It was a Greek poem full of the classical fancies so dear to the man ofleatning. Inthepoem, embodied among its brilliancy, was embraced a strange un- known charactcr. The students were loth toadmit that it was beyond their knowledge of Grecian lore as to what was the correct meaning of the peculiar character. The m was handed to the learned man of languages who posed at the summit of dead tongues galore. He, too, was loth to say that he knew not the meaning of the strange | character. The wise men of the college assembled themselves together, and it was voted that the poem should be sent to Athens, the fountain head of Greek literature. A note was attached, requesting the wise man ot Greece to cable at once the full meaning of the strange, unknown charac- ter. Weeks passed, and one day a messen ger came and collected twenty seven dol- lars and fifty cents for the cablegram. The intensity upon every face assumed a grue- some aspect when the head man of dead tongues read, “A fly has ‘arried here.” H.S, Kevrer. | Fliegende Blacter. MILLER’S HOTE ) 39 & 41x West 26th Street, New York. —sf Turkish, Electric and Roman Baths, and Massage. %._ Sena for Ciroulars. $2.50 per Day. comicbooks.com