Judge, 1900-06-09 · page 5 of 16
Judge — June 9, 1900 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This satirical cartoon mocks the affected speech and vanity of wealthy American upper-class men. Two dandies on a golf course discuss one man's supposed heroism—teaching a woman to swim at Newport (an exclusive resort)—who later survived drowning because of his instruction. The satire targets their pretentious affectations: exaggerated speech patterns ("deah," "faw," "ye know"), self-congratulation over minor contributions, and obsession with medals and recognition for trivial acts. The woman depicted appears to be the subject of their boastful gossip. The title suggests we're viewing this scene from her perspective—overhearing men inflate their importance. Judge ridicules Gilded Age elitism and masculine self-importance dressed in affected mannerisms.
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Paarara Stantaws, WHAT SHE OVERHEARD ON THE GOLF-LINKS. Said dude number one, ‘‘Algy, deah boy, I undawstan’ you saved a young lady {wom dwowning, ye know. How wast, old fel, ye know?” Said dude number two, ‘* Why, old chappie, it was like this, ye know. It was Miss Tee-Cleeke, whom 1 taught to swim lawst summer at Newport, ye know, I have heard that she fell off her yawt in the bay of Naples one day, ye know, and was saved fwom dwowning by knowing how to swim, ye know.” Said dude number one—"* Bah Jove, old fel! what kind of a medal ought you to get faw that, ye know?” comicbooks.com