Judge — February 15, 1890 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 300 The main cartoon titled "As They Go In to Dinner" depicts a social interaction between two figures—a man in formal attire and a woman in an evening dress. The dialogue references "Miss Atterbury" and concerns whether her grandmother is "industrious," with the man claiming he's "always mighty things, you know?" The surrounding text discusses political matters including tariff revision, Democratic and Republican legislative positions, and economic policy debates of the era. References mention treasury relief, free trade, and tariffs on imported goods. Without clear identifying labels on the cartoon itself, the specific figures remain unclear. The page appears to satirize both social pretense and political economic debates typical of the Gilded Age or Progressive Era, though the exact historical moment is uncertain from this image alone.