Judge, 1893-01-21 · page 4 of 18
Judge — January 21, 1893 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical humor pieces typical of late-19th/early-20th-century American comedy: **"Directions for Making a Flower-Pot"** mocks middle-class pretension by describing an elaborate, expensive process (using a lard can, hiring carpenters, gold paint) to create something that costs ten cents in stores—satirizing wasteful DIY affectation. **"A Débutante"** jokes about a woman being nearly crushed in a store crush but asking to repeat the experience, playing on contemporary stereotypes about debutantes (young wealthy women making social debuts) as vapid or desperate for male attention. **"Rather Liked It"** and **"Information for Agriculturists"** are brief pun-based jokes exploiting double meanings ("electric plant/currents," "do it again"). The **Chicago Tramp** dialogue satirizes both class attitudes and physical appearance—a poor man seeks shoes, and a wealthy woman snidely suggests he wait for wedding castoffs, then jokes cruelly about the bride's large feet. These pieces reflect period attitudes toward class, gender, and immigrants, typical of Judge's satirical content.
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40 i JUDGE DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING A FLOWER-POT. TAKE A LARGE-SIZE leaf-lard can and give it a good coat of enamel paint. When dry ornament with gold paint and cover with floral designs to suit the taste. Then have your carpenter make you some scalloped moulding to fit around the top. Bore a few holes in the bottom of the can, and you will find that at an expense of about one dollar and the work of two days you have as good a flower- pot as you can buy in a store for ten cents. Cuicaco TRaMP—"* Please, mum, me fut's on the ground, and if ye could spare me an old pair of shoes I'd” Mrs. McGone— ‘There is a wedding going on in that big house across the street. Just you go over there and wait. When the couple come out the family will throw a lot of the bride's old shoes after her.” Cuicaco TRAMP—"* But, mum, they'd be too small.” Mrs, McGonz—"‘Ab, wait till you see her feet !” RATHER LIKED IT. Agnes —* There was a terrible crush in the store this after- noon and one young woman was squeezed almost to death.” Herbert —* Was she badly injured ?” ‘That's Miss Blushingly coming down now—a débutante.” Agnes—" No, 1 guess not. A DEBUTANTE. 2 As soon as she revived she said Yaas—see she’s coming out softly, * Do it again.’” OX \ \ PQA A Mp INFORMATION FOR AGRICULTURISTS. Manta—" What is it, John?” Joun —"* He says it's a ‘lectric plant.” What grows on it?” le says currents.” ‘They must be some new kind. See how much they be a quart.” Joux —"" He says they don’t go by the quart but by the shock.” comicbooks.com