Judge, 1899-05-27 · page 4 of 16
Judge — May 27, 1899 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several disconnected satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine's format: **"Crosses"** mocks a conversation about a nurse wearing a red cross emblem—social commentary on healthcare workers. **"Too Much"** satirizes Dorothy's complaint about tandem bicycles being impractical for city riding, suggesting women's impracticality. **"True to the Union"** is a brief dialect joke about Civil War-era military service. **"Preaching and Practice"** mocks Mrs. Roberts, a magazine editor, for not doing housework despite preaching domesticity—critiquing hypocritical "New Woman" rhetoric. **"Making the Sale"** (bottom) shows Mrs. Newlylrich trying to convince an artist to paint trees "royal purple" instead of green, lampooning wealthy nouveau-riche women's gaudy taste and ignorance of aesthetics. The overall theme: satire of women's changing social roles and pretensions.
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