Judge, 1893-11-04 · page 10 of 16
Judge — November 4, 1893 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains multiple satirical sketches typical of Judge's humor: **"On a Learned Female"** mocks educated women, suggesting their intellectual range is superficially broad but ultimately trivial—jumping from philosophy (Socrates) to domestic concerns (bread and cheese). **"How to Become a Pretty Young Girl"** is the main story: It satirizes sensational newspaper coverage of crime. Ugly factory worker Meg Wiggins, tired of ridicule, shoots at a man to make headlines. Papers then call her "a pretty young girl"—not because she's attractive, but because that's how the press sensationalizes young female criminals. The joke exposes how newspapers create celebrity through scandal rather than merit. **The prestidigitateur cartoon** shows a magician making his subject disappear via trapdoor, but humorously notes he forgot to close it—physical slapstick humor. Other brief jokes target borrowing money, marriage costs, and Irish stereotypes ("A Bit of Irish Lace"). The page's theme: satire of newspapers, female vanity, and social pretension.
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JUDGE ON A LEARNED FEMALE. HIER wisdom has a wondrous range— Oh, learnéd woman who with ease Her conversation quick can change From Socrates to bread and cheese ! RECIPE FOR RIDDANCE. Hojack—" Callowhill is always trying to borrow money from me. | wish I knew how to get rid of him.” Tomdit —" V'll tell you.” Hojack —" How ?” Tomdik —"* Lend him some.” COMPENSATION. TORESTERMS, Grace —""It must have been hard Hoth taverites) for poor Mr. Klauth to perform the service at May's wedding. Every one says he was dead in love with her,” Ethel —" Poor dear man! I hope he received a big fee.” EXPLAINING HIS POSITION. Mrs. Kingley (visiting Mrs. Slimson) —" Your mamma says you have HIS FIRST TABLE D' HOTE. been a real good little boy to-day, Willie, I am sure you are always so, Warren —" Woz nex’, sir?” aren't you?” Gruvvetstein—" You zee. lost my place—I don'd know vere I vas at. ‘lie —* No’ ‘phe shingled.” Ttell you vat I do, I shtarts all ofer again—den I miss noddings.”* Willie—"'Mo'm, “Pop's having the puss re-shiogled, HOW TO BECOME A PRETTY YOUNG GIRL. FOR more than a quarter of a century she had been known in the factory and throughout the fourth ward as ugly Meg Wiggins. She deserved the title, even in a neighborhood where beauty is not rampant; and for many years she seemed to accept her misfortune with sullen resignation, But one day, when her companions in the factory taunted her more than usual about her homely features, she burst into prophecy after the manner of Lord Beacons- field on a memorable occasion, “Go ahead and make fun of me now,” she exclaimed, “but the day will come when you will hear me called a pretty young girl all over New York.” Her companions answered with jeers. But Meg knew what she was talking about. She , had been a constant reader of the newspapers and from them she had learned how, at any time, she might become a pretty young girl. ; ‘The time had come. She could bear the taunts no longer. She determined that her prophecy should be fulfilled, and that ugly Meg Wiggins should be trans- formed into a pretty young girl. What did she do? She simply bought a pistol and fired over the head of the first man she met in the street. Next morning every newspaper in New York told how “a pretty young ‘ A BIT OF IRISH LACE, girl named Margherita Wiggins tried ' to killa man who had won her affection LOVE AND ART. and betrayed it.” Pictures of prize { 4g HIS Beart beat fast, his cheek grew red ities were printed, with the label, With love that nothing could assuage; ps: Margherita’ Wiggins,” ani all Hee found that she had turned his head New York talked’ of bal pretty The while he turned her music-page. young girl.” \ , The prophecy had been fulfilled. : A PERTINENT QUESTION. et tonow, : She —"Army life always had a Tue. PRestipicrraTeUR— “Ladies and gentlemen, 1 charm for me. oan will now place this cloak over the subject — He—" Regular or salvation ? —hold it there for a few minutes only — —and then remove it—when you see the subject has disappeared.” BUT THE SUBJECT FORGOT TO CLOSE THE TRAP-DOOR AFTER HIM. comicbooks.com