Judge, 1893-12-09 · page 35 of 52
Judge — December 9, 1893 — page 35: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page satirizes an economical young man who supposedly makes one shirt last a week by wearing different jackets over it (shown in seven variations at top). The humor relies on the absurdity of this "economy" – he still needs multiple jackets, defeating the purpose. The secondary cartoons mock various social pretenses: **"In Safety"** jokes about a woman wearing her muff (a fur hand-warmer) in an impractical location as supposed protection against falling. **"A Scheme That Succeeded"** depicts six sequential panels showing what appears to be a con or manipulation scenario at a dock, building from plotting through action and sympathy to eventual gratification. **"In Paradise"** features two immigrant characters (indicated by dialect) discussing heaven naively, one claiming to have arrived by boat and the other mentioning pavement – satirizing immigrants' unfamiliarity with American life or concepts of the afterlife. The overall tone is Victorian-era mockery of working-class attempts at respectability and immigrant naïveté.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
THE ECONOMICAL YOUNG MAN, AND HOW HE MADE ONE SHIRT LAST A WEEK. ‘8 Ne: ve ale 7 IN SAFETY. He—'* Why is it, Miss Mary, that you wear your muff in so queer a place 7 Sur—Oh, it will come in handy in case I fall,” annna al nh on acs . Inaction. 5. Sympathy, A SCHEME THAT SUCCEEDED. a IN PARADISE, Tow you got in?" Pete vos ashleeb.” at you doin’ ?” Sein’ ohf dem shdories apout dis pavemend vos Pee ann nalyh ie Anann pe mn 6. Gratification. comicbooks.com