Judge, 1891-10-31 · page 7 of 16
Judge — October 31, 1891 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This page contains Victorian-era satirical humor targeting fashionable affectations and social pretension. **"A Delsarte Girl"** mocks the Delsarte movement—a theatrical movement emphasizing stylized, aesthetic body movements and poses. The satire portrays a woman who adopts these affected mannerisms so completely that she becomes emotionally distant, measuring even her kisses by "Delsarte" rules, driving away her suitor. **"Everything in a Name"** appears to be dialect humor (common for the era), using phonetic speech patterns for comedic effect. **"A Decided Inducement"** jokes about a landlady listing her neighborhood's professional contacts (postman, officer, grocer, butcher) as selling points for a domestic servant position—implying the servant could exploit these connections for personal gain. The applicant immediately accepts upon understanding. **"Every Dog Has His Day"** presents ironic humor: neighbors with no children of their own are happy because their *neighbors'* children's illnesses mean fewer playmates for them. **"It Was Always Thus"** uses coincidence humor: someone avoids a person by not being seen, but after getting hit by a streetcar, suddenly encounters them constantly.
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A DELSARTE GIRL. * LOVED her once, but now, alas! No more | sing her praise. Such horrid things have come to pass, And changed are all her ways. She's given up her birds and flowers ; ‘She vowed she'd never part From them ; but now she spends her hours In studying Delsarte, 2 She walks and talks and eats and drinl According to his rule. 4} I think she even sleeps and thinks By measure calm and cool. Gone are“my hopes of home and joy, My dreams of future bliss. Good-bye. once sweet, is no “Dear boy, One little Delsarte kiss !" And when to go I take my hat For me she’s ceased to care a rap. And press her to my heart One day her fate she'll meet— She pouts and says, “You don't do Some slim Brown - Jonesy sort of that chap M According to Delsarte !” With long, asthetic feet. And then she'll smile no more on me, But he will smile on her— And all because I chanced to be ‘A Delsarte amateur. EVERYTHING IN A NAME. I done wanth thome hoe-caketh.” Pol'tics, yo’ doan git none till supper—dat yo" wlth til H Hil i Wl ita Hal HA Hit Ht i || ill A DECIDED INDUCEMENT. Lapy —"'I can only pay three dollars and a half." APPLICANT —"*An’ shure, Oi wouldn't worruck fer no one fer less thin foive dollars.’ May Oi ask yez wot manes thim picturs oop there?” Lavy —"Certainly. This is the postman ; this is the officer on this beat ; this is the boy that brings the groceries ; this is the butcher, and this is" — APPLICANT —"' Say no more, mum, Oi'll take th’ place.”” EVERY DOG HAS HIS DAY. Primus—"1 dined at the Newtons’ yesterday, and certainly their home seemed to be a very happy one.” Secundus —" Why, how is that? They are a childless couple, aren't they?” Primus—*Yes; but whooping-cough and measles are playing havoc with their neighbors’ children just now.” IT WAS ALWAYS THUS. Miss ELsMere: he wants to avoid us.” “1 know it's Mr. Rattley, but I don’t sce why just because a horse-car ran over. my hat I'm meeting everybody I ever saw before.” comicbooks.com f