Judge, 1900-08-04 · page 4 of 16
Judge — August 4, 1900 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains four separate satirical pieces typical of early-20th-century Judge magazine humor: 1. **"At the Art Exhibition"** mocks pretentious art appreciation, with a woman making banal observations about a painting while positioning herself as cultured. 2. **"In the Suburbs"** satirizes middle-class domestic life and servants' management through dialogue between Lindy and her elder companion about household help books. 3. **"Studies in Natural History"** uses evolutionary humor, suggesting human descent from apes—a common satirical theme following Darwin's theories. 4. **"A Remedy"** depicts rural domestic life, with dialogue suggesting folk remedies for illness (iron tonics, coal-bin confinement). The illustrations employ period cartooning styles with exaggerated features. Overall, the page targets pretension, class anxieties, and outdated rural customs through genteel humor typical of Judge's audience.
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AT THE ART EXHIBITION. HE stood before Raphael's cherubs ; Her face was angelic of mould ; Her carriage and dress were patrician ; I hovered near, tremblingly bold. What thought did the painting awaken In the soul behind those brown eyes? T stood entranced at the vision, On the threshold of paradise. She turned to her elder companion (I was breathless to catch her word) — Oh, ain’t they just awfully cunnin'ts Was the observation I heard, manta c. Down, IN THE SUBURBS, Lonely —"\ guess V'll bring you home that new book, ‘ How to manage a servant.’ Mrs, Lonely — It begins to look as if I would have more use for a copy ‘of ‘ How to do one’s own housework.’ JUDGE'S FAVORITES, MAUD KNOWLTON, Here is a chance for praise unstinted — Your picture would cunfiem it all: ‘Yet need such gold be never minted, Nor Danile-beauty gi Just come into our ‘And let our eyes alon STUDIES IN UNNATURAL HISTORY. YORENEARS, MISLED by certain signs of form and shape, Some think we are descended from the ape. But recent science now the truth declares ‘The human race descended from forebears. And since we're so inclined to war, I'll wager One of our forebears was the Ursa Major. HIS COMPLAINT. Farmer Hornbeak— Deacon Ironjaws is con- siderable indignant against them Chinese fellers they call the ‘ Boxers.” Farmer Swank— Why so? They ain't never done nothin’ to him, hev they ? Farmer Hornbeak —"Aw, yes! He's an anti- expansionist, ye know, and it makes him mad b'cuz the dog-bobbed heathens don’t give out the name NATURAL. of their leader, so’s he can liken him to George Mas. Sirzp—"' Does the baby talk yet?” Washin’ton.” Mrs. Goat—"' Talk? I should think he does. Why, he says ‘ma-a-a_as plainly as possible.” A REMEDY. Mas. Farsen—* Poor man, you look as if you were sick! Could I help you any way ?” Weary Wraccs —"* Yes, lady; you might hit me wid a flat-iron, t'row a pail uv hot water on me, and lock me up in de coal-bin fer a spell. I am troubled wid ‘home-sickness,’ yer know." comicbooks.com