Judge, 1901-04-13 · page 8 of 20
Judge — April 13, 1901 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page features a romantic Easter poem by Stanley Waterloo, illustrated with an elegant line drawing of a woman in Edwardian dress. The illustration shows a fashionably dressed figure wearing a large bonnet, with two smaller figures visible in the background. The poem is a pantoum (a repeating verse form) celebrating Easter and romantic love. It uses the metaphor of the sun "dancing" on Easter Day to describe a lover's joy at finally seeing their beloved, previously hidden behind a church steeple. The recurring imagery of daffodils, flowers, and yellow hair emphasizes spring renewal and youthful attraction. This appears to be *Judge* magazine's lighter, literary content rather than political satire—a sentimental romantic piece capturing early-20th-century courtship conventions and Easter celebration themes. The ornate dress and refined language reflect the magazine's educated, upper-class readership.
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“THE SUN, HE DANCETH EASTER DAY.” ) Tis Easter Day. ‘There is a bonnet, T look upon it with a thrill— A pantoum ‘s sweeter than a sonnet— How many rhymes to ‘* daffodil T look upon it with a thrill, See! every passing breeze caresses. How many rhymes to ‘* daffodil"! Flowers dance with dancing yellow tresses. When every passing breeze caresses— “The Sun, He danceth Easter Day Flowers dance with dancing yellow tresses. What sun could dance in such a way! ‘The Sun, He danceth Easter Day— The older poets all declare it— What sun could dance in such a way! The one we have could not, I swear it! ‘The older poets all declare it— The Sun so danceth, though ‘tis fleet- ing: The one we have could not, I swear it! As dance your flowers and hair, my sweeting. ‘The Sun so danceth, though ‘tis fleetin; I'm standing here among the people. What sun cculd dance in such a way !— “Twixt him and her there is the steeple. I'm standing here among the people ; I'm waiting till the Sun appears. “Twixt him and her there is the steeple; He'll be amazed, for all his years. I'm waiting till the Sun appears— Aha, aha! the sun has seen her! Me'll be amazed, for all his years ; No longer does the steeple screen her. Aba, aha! the Sun has seen her; He's dancing there, in open sight. No longer does the steeple screen he He's dancing there with all his might ! He's dancing there in open sight, Oh, daffodils among the roses! He's dancing there with all his might, Oh, yellow hair beneath the posies ! “Tis Easter Day. There is a bonnet— Oh, sweeting, you are fair, I vow! A pantoum 's sweeter than a sonnet, But nothing ‘s sweeter, Love, than thou STANLEY WATERLOO, Panenewe STR tanned, comicbooks.com