Judge — August 12, 1899 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page contains several humorous sketches with social commentary typical of early 20th-century American satire: **"New Hat Anatomy"** mocks women's elaborate, impractical millinery fashion—a woman's hat is so wide it obscures her features. **"Judge's Favorites: Many Mannering"** appears to reference a character or society figure, with commentary on fashionable appearance. **"The Landlord's Ruse"** satirizes landlord-tenant disputes, likely depicting an evasion of housing complaints through musical distraction. **"The Lady of My Dreams"** romanticizes an unattainable woman through poetic description. **"A Decisive Answer"** recounts a shipboard anecdote about a child's innocent observation, using dialect humor common to period comedy. The remaining sketches satirize circus elephants, trunk confusion, and working-class behavior—typical Judge fare targeting contemporary social pretensions and absurdities.