Judge, 1894-05-12 · page 7 of 16
Judge — May 12, 1894 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated satirical items: **"Tried to Be Young Again"** shows silhouettes of a man attempting acrobatic feats, mocking middle-aged vanity. **"Archery"** depicts a shipboard flirtation where a young man asks a woman for archery lessons as a pretext for courtship—satirizing transparent romantic pretexts. **"In a Happy State"** jokes about a man's cheerfulness at 2 a.m., likely implying drunkenness. **"The Actress of To-Day"** features a lawyer interrogating an actress about her multiple marriages and name changes—satirizing both theatrical women and the era's divorce rates among entertainers. The actress lists numerous husbands (Jones, Robinson, Brown, Hawkins, etc.) with apparent indifference to the chaos. **"Ups and Downs"** mocks an editor's inconsistent feedback to a young office-boy about submitted sketches.