Judge, 1899-12-02 · page 4 of 16
Judge — December 2, 1899 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains humor pieces and illustrations rather than political cartoons. The main content includes: **"Judge's Favorites"** — a portrait section of apparently notable figures with witty commentary about their characteristics. **Social humor sketches** — "Things Looked Desperate," "His Ability," "His View of It," and "Frank Confession" present domestic or social situations with humorous dialogue, likely poking fun at courtship customs and male-female relationships. **Two cartoon illustrations** at bottom: "A Triple Nervous" depicts someone anxious about attending a banquet, while "No Coward" shows a sparrow near a "Beware of the Bull" sign, making a joke about fearlessness. The overall tone is light social satire focused on manners, romance, and human foibles rather than political commentary. The stained-glass window advertisement for "Kinks on Evening Dress" occupies significant space.
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Photo, by Morrison. JUDGE'S FAVORITES. MARION GIROUX, Your fascinations well we knew, ux! But then your head was turned—you flew Ta Londons and perhaps to Rome — Like Smith, you lett Boob your happy home THINGS LOOKED DESPERATE. ARGIE. accompanied her father to the barber-shop, where she saw bout to be shaved, his face being covered with lather.“ Papa,” she whispered softly, “what are they going to do with him when the frosting ‘s done man r sesthtvatly euage IN EXPLANATION, YES: I'm the fam'ly baby. And oh, the day I came They did the greatest talking, A-finding me a name ! For sister wanted Ethel, And brother Bess or Nan, While auntie favored Winifred And grandma Hester Ann. They did the greatest talking ' But father, when ‘twas through, Just called me after mother dear, And so I'm little Sue. CATHARINE YOUNG GLEN. HIS ABILITY. Seldum Fedd —* Dat feller, Hungry Hooks, is a credit to de perfession.’ Soiled Spooner —"* You bet! He could steal de soda right out of a biscuit widout breakin’ de crust.” HIS VIEW OF IT. She (breakfasting at the summer hotel) — "I never eat a boiled egg but I think of that old saying, ‘A kiss without a mustache is like an egg without salt.’ ” He—"It ought to be. ‘A mustache without a kiss is like salt without an egg." FRANK CONFESSION. GHE had just accepted him, and they were blissfully dis- cussing the “ might-have-beens.” “Darling,” he inquired in the tone of one who knows what the answer will be; “darling. why didn’t you accept that little donkey of a dude?” “Because,” she answered dreamily, “I loved another.” $B A TRIFLE NERVOUS. Tie binD—"'I see you're going to the banquet; have you got an after-dinner speech prepared ?" ME TURKEY—'* Certainly, It's a good one too, if 1 can only remember it ; but I'm afraid I'll lose my head.” NO. XI.—LONE STAR BAILEY OF TEXAS. Juvve's design for stained-glass windows to be placed in the national museum at Washington, D. C. NO COWARD. THe srarrow—'"‘ Beware of the bull," eh? Humph! I never yet saw the bull that I was afraid of.” comicbooks.com