Judge — December 22, 1900 — page 29: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This domestic comedy cartoon depicts a father's exasperation with a lingering suitor. The scene shows a young woman in an elegant gown speaking with a man in formal attire while her father calls from upstairs, demanding she sing to drive the visitor away—threatening to shoot him if that fails. The humor relies on the period convention of tedious courtship visits and the father's protective (if jokingly violent) authority over his daughter's social interactions. The "drastic measures" reference suggests that even enlisting the woman's singing—presumably portrayed as unpleasant—may be insufficient to remove the persistent young man. It's satirizing both the awkwardness of Victorian/Edwardian courtship rituals and paternal anxiety about unwanted suitors lingering too long in the home.