Judge, 1896-07-11 · page 3 of 16
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# Judge Magazine Page 19 - Analysis **Top Cartoon ("Inconsistent"):** Shows Wild Marge (appears to be a character) in military/formal dress contradicting herself about eating at a boarding house versus claiming her custom was "delicate." The satire targets hypocrisy about social standards. **"Martha Washington's Watch":** A sentimental poem about a cherished heirloom watch, likely reflecting nostalgia for American historical figures and domestic virtue—common Judge themes. **"The Objection" and "Adapted by Nature":** Brief comic exchanges mocking young women's bicycle costumes as unfeminine and making young men look "girlish," and joking about a boy's inability to spell. **"The Evolution of the Porcupine":** Three sequential drawings show a porcupine apparently learning to ride a bicycle, satirizing the bicycle craze's absurdity or celebrating technological progress humorously. The page reflects 1890s concerns: social propriety, women's changing fashion, and cycling's cultural novelty.
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M ) ees ae Vi jy f eee 4 yf“ ‘e 5 WILD Mane (the wild-west pistol gueen)—"* Humph !” Bronco Dave—" Whatcher humphin’ ‘bout, Madge?” Wen ayy Yi, F| Viti MEH * Yh“ Witp Mave (disgustedly)—"* Thet’s th’ gal thar thet refused to eat at table wi’ me at the bo'rdin’-house ‘cos she sed my costoom was indelicate !" MARTHA WASHINGTON’S WATCH, [T HAS a cracked and yellow face And hangs within a crystal case ; The stem is bent, the key is lost, The golden back with scratches crossed. For many a year has passed away Since last it told the time of day ‘To Martha Washington. In old Virginia, years agone, She put the pretty trinket on With rich brocade and laces rare, And silver powder on her hair, When courtly George a-wooing came, Before she took the stately name Of Martha Washington. ‘When he was late, I have no doubt, She took the ancient timepiece out And frowned to mark him overdue ; For Cupid, tyrant over you And over me, oh, love of mine, Had then the same sweet power divine O'er Martha Washington, : eee ANNUAL REPORTS, Oh, broken toy of time ! they say i J * She wore you on her wedding-day ; ‘Then, having known a joy so high, THE CHIEF OBJECTION. S A party of bicycle-riders passed her window she tossed her head con- temptuously and exclaimed, “It is simply shocking.” “You refer to the bicycle costume ? said the young man. “Yes. It is painful in its unsightli- ness.” “I suppose that you object to it be- cause it makes the young women look so manish?” “No. What I dislike is the manner th it makes the young men look ADAPTED BY NATURE, Mrs, Bunting —“\ am afraid. that Jimmy never will learn to spell.” Mr. Bunting — Nature evidently in- tended him to be a sign-painter.” ! You saw her beauty and her bliss, Let both your hands in quiet lie POOR CHILD! You witnessed: too, the marriage:kiss, From sun to sun forever more, FOX our new baby I've a same i And ticked in answer to the start Like hers by far Potomac’s shore. chose for reasons deep ; ‘And happy throbbing of the heart While all who see you breathe a prayer, I think I'll call the boy Macbeth Of Martha Washington. “* God send us women good and fair Because he murders sleep. BL ‘AS Martha Washington !” ——- de THE EVOLUTION OF THE PORCUPINE.