Judge — December 8, 1894 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple satirical sketches mocking excessive consumption and poor judgment: **Top panels**: "Chappie" attempts to buy an oversized fur overcoat but finds it too heavy to carry, forcing him to abandon the purchase. The satire targets greedy materialism and the folly of buying beyond one's means. **Middle panel**: "A Decision Without Words" shows a romantic scene where a woman's father has rejected a suitor without speaking, yet she interprets his silence as permanent rejection. This satirizes how assumptions can replace actual communication. **Bottom panels**: "The Temptation and Fall of Deacon Brown" appears to depict moral compromise through sequential images of temptation leading to downfall—likely satirizing hypocrisy among religious figures or the public. The page's title "Be Moderate" unifies these sketches around a theme of excess, greed, and poor decision-making. The humor targets both material overconsumption and social pretension typical of Gilded Age satire.