Judge — June 10, 1893 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Sassiety" Is Happy This Judge magazine cover from June 10, 1893 satirizes the visit of Spanish royalty to America. The two figures represent **Cholly Snob** and **Arthur Dudley**, recurring satirical characters representing upper-class American social climbers. The joke centers on their delight at receiving invitations to society events honoring Spanish nobility—apparently the **Duke of Veragua**, **Prince Antonio d'Orleans**, the **Duke of Tamames**, and the **Infanta**. Dudley's quoted remark mocks American social aspiration: he's thrilled that distinguished European royalty would visit, implying American "sassiety" (society) gains legitimacy through European approval. The satire targets American nouveau riche pretentiousness and their desperate desire for Old World validation of their social status.