Judge, 1893-10-21 · page 3 of 16
Judge — October 21, 1893 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Cartoon ("One or the Other"):** Features a horse-drawn carriage with two passengers debating women's intelligence. The "Count de Gaul" claims women are "strong-minded," while "Miss Bleckner" counters she is "weak-minded," with the Count insisting "Pardon; I meet you mistake. Zen you are weak-minded." The joke satirizes contradictory gender stereotypes and condescending male attitudes toward women's intellectual capacity. **Lower Cartoons:** Three separate domestic humor sketches depicting women's vanity and social anxieties—including ritualistic prayer, a woman's concern about her appearance during an absence, and a "lightning-change artist" undergoing four facial transformations daily due to social pressures. These collectively mock Victorian women's preoccupation with appearance and propriety.
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