Judge, 1900-11-03 · page 10 of 14
Judge — November 3, 1900 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several satirical cartoons and humorous sketches typical of early Judge magazine: **"Interesting to Models"** presents a gossipy art model discussing the famous Venus of Milo sculpture with painter Bingley. The joke relies on the model's chatty nature—he claims to know who posed for the ancient statue, creating absurdist humor through the impossible premise that anyone could identify a model from antiquity. **"A Threat"** shows a camel and straw in a visual pun about "breaking a camel's back"—the final straw threatens the camel directly. **"Might and Mane"** is a light verse about football players and their hair, playing on the similar-sounding words "might" and "mane." **"Adding Insult to Injury"** depicts slapstick humor involving a disagreement over a job offer. **"A Variable Opinion"** presents Parson Johnson offering contradictory marriage advice—praising the groom to the bride while insulting him to Jim Jackson, suggesting hypocrisy or situational morality among clergy. The satire targets artistic pretension, gossip culture, and social hypocrisy rather than specific political figures.
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Bride you know that among the artists’ models there is none more garrulous than he. In his journeyings from stu- dio to studio he hears no end of small talk and fag ends of gossip relative to the artistic profession and ladles it all out afterward by the spoon- ful, with a pinch of his own note and comment thrown in for savor's sake. It was while he was posing for Bingley, in the character of a noted military hero, and lay on the floor with his head on a hassock, placidly yielding up the ghost, that he impart- ed this astonishing piece of information. é “That's a fine Venus of Milo you have, Mr. Bingley,” he began, his eyes fixed upon a small plaster cast of the famous statue that stood on Bingley's book-case. “Glad you like it, McBride,” replied Bingley, indicating with a sweep of his charcoal the angle of the model's shoulder. A THREAT. ‘The stRAW (to camel)—"* Look here, my friend ; you have a pretty good idea of yourself, but I am the dast straw, and if you aren't civil /°M break your back,” “Have you heard, Mr. Bingley, that they have found out who posed for the Venus of Milo?” “No!" exclaimed Bingley excitedly, looking up from his work. * You don't mean it—after all this time! Oh, it's im- possible !* “Yes, sir, they have. She was a Madam —" Bingley's jaw dropped. “She died the other day, at a great age. She used to pose for Ruskin, too.” ‘ood Lord !" ejaculated Bingley. “Ain't it strange it never came out till now? Who's this told me — or what's this paper [ saw it in? Well, I've clean forgot ; but it’s a matter of interest to us models to know who posed for the Venus of Milo.” YRANCES A. SCHNEIDER, MIGHT AND MANE, THE girls take exciting delight in the sight When in foot-ball the boys show their mane and their might ; And to lionize surely they cannot refrain As they gaze at their hair and “ remember the mane.” MAL¥-caLLon Citar take it out on th’ tenderfoot. Th ‘That ain’t why I'm lickin’ ‘im. The blamed coyote offered me a job as a decoy for prairie-chickens.” ii | | 1 " ASD NES Wo, A VARIABLE OPINION. Parson Jouxson (after the ceremony)—"* May yo" bole be very happy! Yo", Jim, have got a good wife, and yo’. ma’am, have got a fine, upright, exemplary Christian husband fee am two dolla Just Jackson — aa tease ta Parson Jouxsox — t next week Friday, pahson.” tust yo"! Why, yo" coarse, low-down, light-fingered chicken-thief, I wouldn't trust yo? wif an old cat I wanted to get rid of.” % “ When Such a He spe t And gi And rc And m While Hot-w, And I We ha When Right While For he And w He the He say Aad ki Then It's aw When Until! * You've You Il And th Hesd And g Just 'c . ‘And al We're Abbot a tower ¢ Ly e! . comicbooks.com