Judge, 1895-08-24 · page 4 of 16
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# Political & Social Satire in Judge Magazine This page collects brief humorous sketches mocking late-19th-century American social affectations and manners: **"The Latest Cult"** ridicules affected Boston intellectuals, specifically a woman (Miss Tremont) who artificially avoids ending words with "-ure" sounds while discussing culture—a pretentious speech affectation. **"A Change of Hue"** jokes about women using hair bleach to follow beauty trends, referencing the popular poem "Ben Bolt." **"Youthful Ambition"** presents a boy eager for school so he can fight a rival—inverting expected academic enthusiasm. **"Deserved Rebuke"** satirizes Boston mothers using excessively cutesy "baby talk" in public, with the infant responding in comically formal language, mocking both the mother's affected behavior and the child's precocious formality. Other sketches target corset sizing, affectations in dress, and servants' vacation habits. The humor relies on observing contemporary social pretensions and class anxieties about proper behavior, appearance, and speech.
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Photo by JUDGE! THE LATEST CULT, S TREMONT of Boston was discoursing in a very learned manner of eminent men © of the past, telling of their cult-ure in literat-ure, ete. In her effort to avoid ending any word in a way that might sound like chure she informed her listener that “Henry Ward Beet-ure was fond of nat-ure.” A CHANGE OF HUE. oO". DON'T you remember sweet Alice, Ben Holt? Sweet Alice, with hair so brown? She has used a new bleach and now she wears The yellowest hair in town LOST A CUSTOMER. Stout old lady —" Do you sell corsets at wholesale, young feller?” Clerk —" Yes, madam ; what size, please ?” Cuoutie—"* What's this | YOUTHFUL AMBITION. SUPPOSE, Johnny, you are glad that your school begins * Anxious to get back to your I've been waiting all summer for Jimmy Tyler to get back home so that I can lick him.” A VERY GOOD REASON. Cumso—" Are you going to Cawker—" No.” Cawker —“ 1 went to a picnic 'S FAVORITES. LIZZIE. MAC NICHOL IN “ROB ROY.” Traw Lizzie, lass, ye could beguile Tie worst o' humors. I'd travel mony a lang Scots mile Just for that bonnie wee bit smile— ‘An’, faith! your kiltie’s more worth while Than frocks or bloomers. Parnes Mas. Latecuurcit—" Mercy !_ What do you mean?" Mr. Latecnuncit (rapidiy)—"* That your dress looks all right, that it don't dip up in the back, and that your hat is on straight. DECEITFUL APPEARANCES, My Mabel with— who?” RECRIMINATION, THE ELECTRIC ONE —'* You think you're a * cooler,’ don’t JAPANESE ONE—"* Well, whatever [ am, I don’t _ DESERVED REBUKE. Bostonese mamma (on the common) —“Oh! 00 sweetic-eetie-ncetie-ittie-bittie baby! Oo is 00 mamma's ittie- pittie-eetie.” Indignant baby —"1f you desire to make yourself subservient to my comfort you will please address me with due respect while in pub- lic, and restrain your effete, = nauseating twaddle for the seclusion of the nursery.” SURE ENOUGH. Mrs, Flatte Houser — Pm It is the height of folly for that man to stand outside a fifth-story window tocleanit.” Mr. Flatte Houser—"\t would be the depth if his foot should slip. THE SEASON. Crisp —" Going out of town, I suppose? Pulsifer —" Ves—got to. August is cook’s month for attending wakes and chris- tenings.” ** Well, well, well comicbooks.com