Judge, 1890-06-21 · page 7 of 16
Judge — June 21, 1890 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical pieces mocking late 19th-century society trends: **"Census Inquiries"** parodies intrusive census questions while satirizing the "New Woman"—mocking fashionable concerns like the divided skirt, aesthetic movements (Marie Bashkirtseff references), and progressive ideas ("Looking Backward," likely Bellamy's socialist novel). The questions ridicule women's adoption of cigarettes, athletics, and affected sophistication. **"The Innocent Sufferer"** cartoons (left side) depict exaggerated figures in dramatic poses, likely satirizing overblown theatrical performances or affected social behavior, though specific references remain unclear. **"The Visitation of the Small Son"** shows a child's rejected artwork at an art editor's desk—a humorous commentary on amateur artistic pretension, with the child's father expecting acceptance based on friends' praise. The overall theme mocks contemporary social pretension, women's changing roles, and inflated expectations of mediocre work.
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‘THE INNOCENT SUFFERER.—Continued. —-~‘'Now, Abimelech, we can have some comfort.” CENSUS INQUIRIES. (For the society girt) D° YOU wear the divided skirt? Have you read Marie Baskirtsef, and wasn't she just too awfully sweet ? Are you engaged, and if so is it your first offense ? Don't you think the Jenness-Miller system is—well—just a trifle rapid ? Have you read “Looking Back- ward"? Do you prefer your champagne dry or sweet? Would you know a ducal coronet if you saw one? Are you addicted to cigarettes? Can you play tennis a little bit, or do you only look upon the game as a medium to display fetching costumes and vivid hosiery ? Do you understand base-ball, and can you tell a fly from a foul? Can you sharpen a lead-pencil? Have you ever been in love with Robert Mantell ? Do you believe all that the Sun- day newspapers say about you in their illustrated articles ? What is your opinion of the tally- ho coaching-party as a means of im- proving young persons? Do you wear yellow ‘shoes in summer, and if so has it ever been found out? How many summers have you seen, and did you recognize them? Are you as old as you look? KATE MASTERION, A MONOLOGUE. Litlle bay (to big ci- A LETTER. “Editor of Ju “Sir—The inclosed sketch was made in his leisure time by my small son, and thinking that it shows traces of an artistic instinct | venture to send it to you for your possible approval. “Yours expectantly, “THE SMALL SON'S FATIH THE SKETCH, es PrugT rat Sra. in. FS tps Slap me.” THE REPLY. se stat £00 a 87, ow reat. WE REGRET. THAT WE DO NOT FIND THE INCLOSED SKETCHK AVAILABLE. Act Department. “I'd like to know why that drawin’ my father sent in for me th’ other day wasn't accepted! All my friends at th’ Black Rabbit club said it was bang up.” comicbooks.com