Judge — March 3, 1900 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Judge magazine cartoon satirizes a society wedding. The dialogue shows: **Edith** (the bride, in white): "Oh, auntie! the count has suggested a tour of Europe for our honeymoon. It will be my first trip abroad." **Auntie** (in black): "Indeed! and doubtless his." The joke targets the common practice of wealthy American heiresses marrying European nobility, often impoverished aristocrats seeking American money. "Auntie's" dry response implies the "count" is a fortune hunter—his European tour will be funded by the bride's wealth, and he'll use her money to return home for the first time in years. The satire mocks both the gullibility of wealthy Americans and the mercenary tactics of European suitors.