Judge, 1898-05-14 · page 3 of 18
Judge — May 14, 1898 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several satirical pieces and illustrations typical of early 20th-century humor magazines. The top cartoon mocks a matinee performance of "The Orphans," with a caption about healthy living. The "Vantage Out" poem satirizes a woman's romantic conquest through sports, playing on double meanings of "vantage" and "game." "Diamond Cut Diamond" appears to be a satirical story about a woman manipulating social situations at a ball, using her beauty strategically while maintaining her composure—a commentary on female social maneuvering in upper-class settings. "A Dangerous Equality" (bottom) depicts comedic domestic conflict between characters identified as Mat Hynes and Sandy Silloway, suggesting satirical commentary on class relations or social pretension through their drinking conversation. The cartoons employ caricature and wordplay typical of Judge's satirical approach to contemporary social behavior and gender relations.
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A REGRET. “Oh, Milly, what a pity it is that our folks is so healthy, an’ sich long livers !" “°VANTAGE OUT.” Fy HE wore a dainty tennis suit, Her eyes were heaven's own blue, And as she knocked my ball about WI felt my heart bound too. Oh, summer eyes, and summer skies ! And summer time of youth ! She won the game, she won the set, And yet—in very truth I served a ball, it grazed the net. “ Why, what are you about ?* She gayly cried."*Now don't you see. That you are ‘vantage out?” Mine was the ** ‘vantage " after all, Oh, glorious game to win! For that one morning’s **’vantage out " Meant long years’ * ‘vantage in.”* MAY RLLIS NICHOLL, DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND. HE swept through the crowded ball-room, triumphant in the knowledge of her beauty, while heedless of the fact that the lengthy train of her costly evening gown was tripping up people here and there in their efforts to dodge the filmy meshes and thus prevent its ruin. The temptation to administer a warning was too great to be resisted by one of the men who followed in the wake of the charming belle, Deliberately he planted his number eights upon the folds of the gown, and when the wearer hastily turned with a flash of annoyance in her blue eyes, because of his supposed carelessness, he exclaimed, “Miss B—, the train of your gown is entirely too long !" The smile of satisfaction from delivering so deserved a rebuke had scarce time to radiate his countenance before she destroyed it forever as she scornfully replied, “If you will kindly take two feet off of it the train will be very much shorter.” He had nothing more to say. A DANGEROUS EQUALITY. oo ot BEATEN AT HIS OWN GAME, Mr. Drake—"‘About this race of ours ; I'll select the course and you select the time.” Mr. Rooster—"‘Agreed.” Mr, Drake (triumphantly) —" Then we'll race across the river. I don’t think you'll cut much of a figure with me over that course.” Mr. Rooster—'* Oh, I don’t know. I'll select December. I'don’t think you'll cut much ice with me at that time.” Mat Hynes (the saloon-keeper, surlily)—** W'ot you're lookin’ at goes. ‘SrEDy SILLOWAY—"* So does w'ot you're lookin’ at go.” I make my own talk.” Mat Hynges—"* Don’t let it, Friend, w'ot are yer drinkin’ 7" comicbooks.com