Judge, 1898-07-16 · page 3 of 16
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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page from the satirical magazine *Judge* contains three unrelated pieces: 1. **"As the Street-Sweeper Passed By"**: A cartoon mocking political figure McGowan, showing him knocked down by a "hurricane on land," suggesting his political ineffectiveness or downfall. 2. **"Obsivashuns on the Ballay"**: A humorous essay satirizing the "ballay" (ballet), with accompanying illustrations of women on bicycles. The piece mocks the pretentiousness of ballet and suggests bicycle-riding offers comparable entertainment value—likely commentary on emerging bicycle culture as fashionable recreation. 3. **"Judge's Kid Auxiliary" / "Maternal Forgetfulness"**: Comic vignettes showing a mother absent-mindedly leaving her child behind during shopping, illustrating satirical commentary on distracted parenting or women's emerging independence as shoppers conflicting with maternal duties. The overall tone targets social pretensions and changing gender roles in the period.
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AS THE STREET-SWEEPER PASSED BY. McGowan —"* Hevin help the poor divils at sea to-night, fer it's blowin’ a turrible hurricane on land, be gorry !” OBSIVASHUNS ON THE BALLAY. ballay. Old Solomon kept a private one for HE ballay is a danse bi a lot ov yung ladys, leastwise 2 jas his sole amewsment. they air down on the bil as sich. a Bald-headed men air espeshally given It is a grate benefit to mankind, is the play-bil, espesh- Z . to the ballay. When u see a row ov these ally in settling enny dout as to the juvenility ov the ballay. Ua \ til desert kraniums filing into a theater u ‘Thare is no disputing wat is in black and white; 99 i> \\ = kan bet ur last cent that thare is tharefor if the bil says the kor-d-ballay is komposed fps rh If, WW a ballay a-going on in that ov buteful yung ladys u kan axcept the fact . oy m speshal place ov amewsment. and put it down as one ov the things _ Yung men who seek to that passeth understanding. =n - F pian’ 2 {( i ballance thare heads bi part- Quality, not quantity, is requir- ids Lal A : ing thare hair in the middel ed in the cloes ov a ballay gurl. ( ih : and air weaning them- The less cloes the bigger the iW) | ce | i ; selfs bi the aid ov a biz. q , BA) kane allso affect the Ballay gurls’ legs air deceptiv. X < ALH ballay. They may be jenuine flesh and Y . b rie A ballay- gurl is mussel and then agin y offentimes expected to they may be komposed 4 be an Indian in one act, ov pads. The only [Y N 1 a truebidoor in the true test, I hav been f b next, and an angel ov told, is a pin. : ay Ree : = the feminine jender at ‘Too much qriosity nee LAE ie the grand finail. It is is a mistake and is apt ! : sas pretty hard on the kre- to hav an upsetting in- 4 h </ doolity ov the speckta- flewence, like the let- “i 2 Z = Mi tor, as wel as on the ting go ov a boat's ingnewity ov the bal- rudder. lay-gurl, They has my Ballays air to be simpathy, for wat with looked at, but not dis- \ the drafts and onsirt- sected. = aintees ov pay -day The ainshunts ’ JUDGE'S KID AUXILIARY, thare lives is prekarius. were very fond ov the a Incase yourself in one, mount your ordinary bicycle, and take Cote g your family along fora spin. (Brooklyn patent thieves. hands off.) My) MATERNAL FORGETFULNESS, Mus. Snorrer—" Oh, my dear Mrs. Goodblood, would it be convenient Mrs. Si i is a if I left my darling with you while I do a little shopping ?” ed baby, | did codak cor nisece whats eae aa 3 ee comicbooks.com