Judge, 1895-08-10 · page 4 of 16
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page satirizes late-19th-century anxieties about women's changing roles and modernization. **"When the Coming Woman Grows Old"** mocks the "New Woman"—advocates of female independence who wore practical clothing like bloomers, four-in-hand ties, and short hair instead of corsets and bonnets. The poem ridicules how these modern fashions will look unattractive as women age, implying their independence is foolish vanity. **"Charges Just the Same"** jokes about a jeweler's dishonesty—he'll lie to a customer about broken watch parts to charge full repair fees regardless. **"Too Old a Bird"** satirizes an old man's stubbornness. Hobbs refuses telephone use from pride, then irrationally argues with the operator, believing his outdated knowledge superior to modern technology. **"The Way to Make Room"** depicts a boat captain asking men to dangle their feet overboard so ladies have space—gentle satire on gallantry and crowded conditions. These cartoons reflect period tensions: resistance to women's liberation, dishonest commerce, generational conflict over technology, and traditional gender courtesy norms.
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84 Sidge WHEN THE COMING WOMAN GROWS OLD. RONG CUS ONES WHEN the coming woman grows old, my dear, And her bloomers are bagged at the knee, While her four-in-hand tie hangs under her ear, What an awful sight she will be, to see, ll When the coming woman grows old ! \ , When the coming woman gets fat, my dear, li And her Trilbys are out of sight, i \ \ ‘The tails of her cutaway coat, I fear, : y ya Will never consent to unite, not quite, When the coming woman gets fat. When the coming woman gets bald, my dear, While the coming woman is young, my dear, As she will if she wears a hat, Bless her heart, she may wear all things ; She shall have the front row when the ballet appear, They all look well, any time of year, To ogle some Tommy, or Mat, or Pat, Knickerbockers or coats, or rings or wings, When the coming woman gets bald. While the coming woman is young. AT, wouDiEN, CHARGES JUST THE SAME. Clerk — Mr. Petersbe’s watch, that he brought in to be fixed, I find has since be- gun to go all right of its own accord.” Jeweler—" When he comes in tell him the mainspring is broken and the fly-wheel \\, off its lever, but that we can have it ready by the end of the week. Charges, two dollars and fifty cents, AGesT—"* Ha, ha! ho, ho! there's a lone stranger, Get on to the way I'll sell him a cake of my soap,” TOO OLD A BIRD. HOBBS felt an inborn hatred of telephones and never would use one for fear of exhibiting his ignorance of the machine to the younger clerks in the office and thus expose himself to chafing. One day when out on a commission he wanted to communicate instantly with the office, so was forced into using the dread machine. “Hello, Central! Give me ninety - eight Spring.” he called into the ‘phone. “Busy,” laconically responded Central in a curt feminine tone. - “ [know better !" roared Hobbs impatiently. “I've only just left the office, and there were half THOSE 1 TALE SHADOWS. a dozen lazy fellows sitting around there doing nothing.” ‘The lovers have gone round the corner of the house to kiss unseen by the old man. THE WAY TO MAKE ROOM. “* Will de gen'lemuns kindly let dar feet hang out ober de sides ob «le boat an’ make room fer de ladies 7” Carrain: Jounson comicbooks.com