Judge, 1895-11-09 · page 16 of 16
Judge — November 9, 1895 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This two-panel satirical cartoon mocks wealthy American "anglomanics"—people obsessively imitating British aristocratic culture. The top panel shows a group of fashionably dressed socialites waiting outside a mansion, while the bottom panel features "the Duke," presumably a visiting British nobleman. The satire targets the Vanderbilt family's Fifth Avenue mansion and the American upper class's snobbish admiration for European nobility. The title "Burlesque" makes clear the cartoonist views this behavior as ridiculous pretension. The accompanying caption emphasizes these are the Duke's "American anglomaniac acquaintances," suggesting they're adopting affected British mannerisms and dress to impress visiting aristocracy. This reflects late-19th-century anxieties about American wealth-obsessed elites abandoning authentic American culture for European affectation—a common Judge magazine theme critiquing the Gilded Age's nouveaux riches.
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