Judge, 1891-09-26 · page 3 of 16
Judge — September 26, 1891 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical items and illustrations typical of Judge's social commentary: **"True Boston Modesty"** depicts Miss Carott requesting her mother remove her glasses so she can admire her own reflection—mocking Boston society's perceived vanity disguised as propriety. **"A New Social Question"** addresses married women corresponding confidentially with young men in business, debating whether this threatens marriages. The satire questions whether suspicion or trust better maintains relationships. **"A Reminiscence of the Ball"** jokes about someone named Hiram not understanding a dance reference to "McKinley's luck." **"Proving Its Quality"** shows a three-panel sequence about dough and a rolling pin—likely a domestic humor piece. The illustrations use exaggerated character types common to Gilded Age satire, targeting middle-class social anxieties and gender relations of the era.
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[JF MR. BALMACEDA Wwill return to Chili all will be forgiven directly after the execution. ees FUNNY—All talk whatsoever as to Mr. Hill being obliged to do what he hasn't calculated to transact. eee WE BEG the people of Europe to consider our crops, and if they must fight to do the overt bang at once. eee SEARCH for Mr. Cleveland at Saratoga revealed one of the largest cavities that ever mutilated the face of nature. ERNHARDT will act as a mad woman next, and additional exits will be provided for all theatres in which she does her frothing and clutching. WE JUDGE from the verdict in the case of the Park-place disaster that the building went down because of an eruption in the bowels of Vesuvius. eee JULES GREVY fashioned a republic, and that will be bis monument as long as—well, at least as long as France doesn’t get into another war with Germany. eee J M. BUNDY was that modest that, though he did a great * deal of excellent work, his fame didn’t occur to him until he died; and if he might have done. the writing respecting his death it wouldn't have occurred then, TRUE BOSTON MODESTY. Miss Casott —“* Will you please stand in front of me a moment, mamma?" Mrs, Cavott—“ Certainly, my dear. What is it?” Miss Casott—* My nose itches, and I want to remove my glasses for an instant.” A NEW SOCIAL QUESTION. EVERAL MARRIED LADIES write to the Evening Sun that men in con- fidential business relations with young ladies in their offices are constantly tempted to “menace the marriage tie.” There is something in this, and yet to forbid the relations would be to throw out of employment thousands of worthy young ladies. In such questions as this there is but one fair conclusion—to put faith in human nature and to believe that married men and young women will be quite as’ good with as without the confidential business relations. For, after all, A REMINISCENCE OF THE BALL. + that is what married ladies have to do in any event. Changed conditions of busi- Mrs. Pinkwink (of IWarren)—' Why, Hiram! You don't ness are inevitable, and if suspicion were to control them or prevent them there mean ter say you walked back from Youngstown ?" a ‘ Mm. PISeWINK——"" No. I busted them shoes dancin’ a contry- Would follow a condition of want more threatening to good morals than the dance fer McKinley luck. condition that exists now. PROVING ITS QUALITY. Mrs. RaFFERTY—"‘Sure, an’ the grocer said this. — Oi'll pit the dough undher the shtove to new magic yeast will beat anything roisin’ Oi iver saw, _roise over noight.” comicbooks.com |