Judge — March 31, 1894 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# Page 195 Analysis This page contains three brief satirical sketches about social behavior and class distinctions. **Top cartoon ("Giving the Girls Away")**: Lord Vernonght tells his son that the boy has been called away on business. The satire mocks aristocratic concerns—the father worries his son's departure means the girls won't be "given away" (married off) as planned, suggesting upper-class families orchestrated marriages like business transactions. **Middle and bottom sections**: Brief dialogues mock pretension and snobbery. One woman claims not to recognize a "Dobbins boy" as rough and admirable-less; another discusses acquiring dignity and "unapproachableness" through education and marriage. The overall theme critiques how wealthy classes value social status, proper breeding, and strategic marriages over genuine character or merit.