Judge, 1894-08-04 · page 5 of 16
Judge — August 4, 1894 — page 5: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects humorous vignettes satirizing everyday social situations and fashions of the era (appears to be late 19th century). **Key content:** - **Top illustration**: A fashion joke about oversized "big sleeves" (then fashionable), suggesting they could serve as flotation devices for seaside swimming—mocking the impracticality of contemporary women's fashion. - **Social humor**: Multiple brief comedic dialogues mock various types—a man meeting the Prince of Wales and getting a black eye; a card player boasting about devotion to whist; an Irishwoman's religious silence; a woman ineligible for a "faith cure" group because she's "not bad enough"; a man leaving the country to avoid a Sunday school picnic. - **Satire targets**: Class pretension, fashion absurdity, Irish dialect humor (period-typical but offensive by modern standards), religious hypocrisy, and masculine incompetence. The cartoons employ visual caricature paired with dialogue to satirize contemporary manners and social foibles common to Judge's readership.
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A suggestion of the manner in which the big sleeve may be utilized. Cobb—" Have you seen Plankington’s black eye? ANSWERED. Yes, Chappie has met the prince of Wales, Mr. Otpnoy (with a hand full of trumps)—' Ves, 1 am devoted to whist.” FOR THE SEASIDE SEASON, A SLIGHT OMISSION. Lasked his wife about it and she said she threw a lump of sugar at him in fun.” Nobb— Yes; but she didn’t add that it was in a cup of coffee.” HER IMPRESSIVE SILENCE. ++ A RRAH, docthor, an’ may th’ saints bless ye fer yer koindniss t' me sick b'y! )Shuré, he'd be as dead as a shillalay if it beant fer ye." “Don’t mention it, my good woman; don’t mention it.” “Shure, docthor, O/'ll niver till a soul.” NOT ELIGIBLE. Aliss Faith Cure—* Now, Mrs. Blunt, alter hearing the experiences of our brothers and sisters and what divine mercy has done for their sal- vation don’t you think you would like to join us?” Mrs, Blunt—"No, thanks. I'm afraid I'm not bad enough.” THE BASES OVER THERE. She—* What verse in the bible leads us to think there are no base- ball coaches in heaven?” He 'm sure I don’t know.” There was silence for half an hour.’ WHY HE LEFT. Cleverton—"1 thought you were going to stay up in the country another day.” Dashaway day-school picnic, Twas; but they wanted me to go toa Sun- IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. If made of the proper material and inflated the wearer's head will always be above water. HE MEANT WELL ENOUGH. Mrs. O'REILLY —"'Ye're a noice-lookin’ by! Didn't Oi tell yez not t’ go over t’ play wid thim Flan- nigans agin?” Fi y O'Reitty—"'T didn’t. scrap wid “um.” I wint over ter A NATURAL INFERENCE, Van Paddle—"\ expect 10 win some of the canoe prizes.” Madge— You seemed to be pract Mr. Otnoy (svithout a single trump or face-card)—"" D—n such a — !!— 111 !— game as this, anyway 1" comicbooks.com