Judge, 1891-08-29 · page 10 of 16
Judge — August 29, 1891 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple unrelated satirical vignettes typical of Judge magazine's humor format. The content includes: **"Her Footstep"** — A romantic poem by Katherine Goreham about a man haunted by a woman's absence, using cricket sounds as metaphor. **Short comic sketches** addressing everyday social frustrations: - A barber's poor hygiene excused by lack of customers - A dispute over whether a fashionable ball gown is appropriate beachwear - A husband's exasperation with his wife's shopping pickiness (nothing fashionable enough, nothing common enough) - References to marital discord and child-rearing complaints **Social commentary** on: class dynamics (the barber sketch), women's fashion obsession, domestic discord, and marital tension. The humor targets recognizable middle-class problems—impatient wives, impractical fashion choices, and the gap between male practicality and female consumer desires. These sketches reflect turn-of-century anxieties about changing gender roles and marriage dynamics, presented through gentle domestic satire rather than political commentary.
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JUDGE HER FOOTSTEP. J HEARD a cricket chirp in the geass, Did it chirp to summon her footstep? For if only once it had heard her pass It must ever have chanted its evening mass To the sound of her passing footstep. T heard a cricket chirp in the grass. Did it pause to hearken her footstep? Full pardon give to this monk at his mass Who pauses to hear her footstep pass ; For a prayer is her passing footstep. T heard a cricket chirp in the grass. Did it chirp to recall her footstep? Was it fancy of mine that the midnight mass Grew dreary and cold? She did not repass, I can't help it. He's kept the whole house aw with the whooping-cough for three weeks, and now, just as he's better, he's asked me to buy him a flute and let him take lessons, AN UNFORTUNATE MOMENT. ++ VVELL, barber, it strikes me that your hands might be a trile cleaner.” “Well, you see, sir, it's been quite three quarters of an hour since any gent came along as wanted shampooing.” AN AFFAIR. OF HONOR—ONLY. Morley —" Perkins has sent Dumley a challenge.” Dumley accept it?” and selected rapiers at forty paces.” Miss BLANCHE SNOW "s “fraid I's depriv Mx. Cuesrreeimin Kx 0 depravity, miss; no depravi e LEARNED IN SEASON. Blanche —" Did you part owing to a misunderstanding ?” Rosalie—" Goodness me, no! We understood each other too well.” SUCCINCT. : 10 has struck one of his former chattels) —"* What ever became of Aunti¢ 4 WAITER 2) CuLperrer —* Old age?” WAITER —** No, sah. Ole bourb'n.” SO HARD TO TELL. . that’s a fine dress; but I don’t believe the beach police will let you go into the water with it.” “Mercy! that isn’t a bathing-suit. That's a ball-dress.” HARD TO PLEASE. Bloobumper (who has been inveigied into going shopping with his wife) —" This fabric will make you a nice dress.” é Mrs, Bloobumper — Oh, nobody is wearing that now." Bloobumper —" Then how will this su Mrs, Bloobumper —* That won't do either. Everybody's got some- through usin’ it.” thing like it, It's too common.” BEST FRIEND. t ver whistlin’ fe that towel t! come over here 's soon 's you git comicbooks.com