Judge, 1890-12-06 · page 22 of 52
Judge — December 6, 1890 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page contains satirical humor typical of late 19th-century American magazines: **"Raising the Oriental Wind"** mocks British colonial India, depicting an Indian ruler ("Rajah of Chitterawampore") with exaggerated stereotypes—the elephant-fan and absurd name suggest condescension toward colonial subjects. **"Lines on Finding an Old Portrait"** is nostalgic verse about discovering an old photograph, reflecting on lost youth and romantic summers—a sentimental piece common to the era. The remaining items are brief comic skits: children's Christmas greed ("stocking up with broken candy"), practical jokes, impoverished tramps without sentimental attachments to Christmas, and social humor about young women receiving marriage proposals. "All the Style" mocks wealthy girls' expectations of extravagant gifts (French princes or English dukes). The drawings illustrate these domestic and social scenarios with period-typical pen-and-ink style. The humor relies on class commentary, romantic nostalgia, and gentle mockery of Christmas customs and social pretension.
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CHRISTMAS JUDGE RAISING THE ORIENTAL WIND. THe RAJAN OF CitTTERWAMPORE —"‘ Behold, I am the great and only Tur son oF A SePoy —* Mile up, Bolivar !” potentate in India who can afford a special white elephant to fan him LINES ON FINDING AN OLD PORTRAI ONCE WAS ENOUGH. ERE'S an old photograph, m—* Well, my little man, what is it?” Creased up and tumbled, Littte Johnnie—"\t you feel stingy this Christmas, and haven't Calls up the summer we passed at the shore. bought me much, don’t play any April fool : on me by filling the stocking up with broken Funny how quickly th ‘unny how quickly the candy.” Seasons get jumbled ; : a . Seems only yesterday. Lord! what a bore. . HE NEEDS THEM. Spiggot— Santa Claus ought to be pro- Strange how a man can be “| ; sided wk witen Glamoured, and led by £ “What for?” Chance to believe that he’s deeply in Jove. z 4 spiggot—To go down the flew with.” 7 NO SENTIMENT THERE, And my heart is not fed by z Emotion on looking at portrait above. ‘ [N A BARN, Christmas eve. First tramp — Say, Bill.” Good-bye, the summer girl ! \ Second tramp —" Wat?” Hail to the winter ! First tramp —" Be ye goin’ ter hang up I'm bravely cured Seasons change often, why shouldn't the girls? yer stockin’ to-night ?’ Back into trunk again Second tramp —" Naw, 't ain't wet. I've got another, ALL THE STYLE. Verhaps we'll renew when the spring-time un- Dora — Oh, Bertha, what do you sup- furls. pose I am to have for a birthday present Bertha —" Can't imagine, I'm sure. WHOLESALE sentence has been passed on stockings, and they ¥ Dora —" Papa's going to buy me a French prince or an English be hung on December 24th, before midnight. duke.” The facial expression of the young lady who got two ¥ —"‘T've nothing to say.” proposals at once. con Cupnack —"* Nor I.” yaworTit —"* Nor 1." Deacon Grips (absent-mindedly) —" Let 's make it a jack-pot.” comicbooks.com