Judge — December 6, 1890 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Christmas Jingle, 1890 This is the cover of Judge magazine's Christmas 1890 issue (price 25 cents). The main illustration shows a fashionably dressed woman in winter clothing reading a large book by candlelight, surrounded by snowy winter scenery and bare branches. The accompanying text reads: "At Christmas, laugh and make good cheer, for Christmas comes but once a year." This appears to be primarily a holiday-themed cover celebrating Christmas leisure and reading rather than political satire. The woman's genteel appearance and the cozy reading scene reflect late Victorian sensibilities about refined Christmas celebration. The address "Judge Building, 54 Ave. and 16th St. N.Y." indicates this is from the magazine's New York offices.