Judge — July 20, 1901 — page 5: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a satirical commentary on courtship persistence. Two fashionably dressed women discuss a suitor's proposal. When one reveals she refused him, the other responds that he'll "probably keep right on calling, then" — implying the man won't accept rejection and will continue pursuing despite being refused. The joke mocks persistent, unwanted romantic advances and the social expectation that men should relentlessly pursue women regardless of explicit rejection. It's satire on both male entitlement in courtship and the awkward social dynamics of the era, where a woman's "no" wasn't necessarily treated as final. The elaborate period clothing and sketchy illustration style are typical of Judge's early-20th-century satirical approach to social commentary.