Judge, 1901-10-12 · page 10 of 16
Judge — October 12, 1901 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page combines fashion commentary with satirical humor typical of the era. The **"Autumn Fashion Notes"** section at top left uses dry wit to mock contemporary fashion and social trends—divorce suits being "aired abroad," cyclists displaying "black and blue" effects (bruises), and fashionable women's wraps that "cling as closely as ever" regardless of tailoring. The cartoons below satirize rural-urban contrasts and social pretension. **"Forward and Back"** depicts Uncle Henry, a country laborer exhausted from farm work, transformed by merely two months in the city gazing at tall buildings. The joke mocks both rural simplicity and urban affectation. **"Bad Form"** and **"Better Still"** offer society-page humor about etiquette and marriage prospects among the well-to-do. **"A Disobliging Person"** shows a clothing store owner refusing directions to Broadway—satirizing merchants who won't help customers unless they're buying something. The accompanying poem celebrates autumn harvest imagery in folksy dialect, providing sentimental contrast to the page's satirical tone.
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AUTUMN FASHION NOTES. RAINS are still run after by sub- urbans. Gilt-edged stocks are pre- ferred. Divorce suits for court wear are being aired abroad. Knobby effects in black and blue are displayed by cyclists. Cheques, the larger the bet- ter, are constantly in-demand. Chestnut will be popular for street wear after the fall open- ings. Many foreign importations, no matter how severely cut, are disposed to cling as closely as ever. The summer resort bow so much sought after during the season will shortly be superseded by the clerical tie. Numerous smart wraps are encountered on the links; in combination with ruffled tempers they are a partlenlatly stunning. is Mr. Mouse—"* Great cats ! but this is pe cece ple are feeding us with lately. Wh: Imported bands in irregular groups continue to, MB. Mousr—— Great cats! but this is bum ch Peop rs y- Why, AUTUMN. AUTUMN days hev got around, Leaves are gold an’ red; Apples gethered frum the trees, Punkins in the shed. Cider drippin’ fram the cheese Sweet an’ red an’ clear; Nuts spread o'er the garret floor— Autumn days are here. Autumn days hey got around, * Jack Frost takes a-hold ; Fires a-blazin’ on the hearth, Evenin’s growin’ cold. Quiltin’ time an’ huskin’ bees, Farmin’ tools at rest : Apples, popcorns, cider, games— Autumn nights are best. Jon cone, TAKING TIME BY THE FORELOCK. Richmond —" Have you bought your winter supply of coal yet ?” Bronxborough—" Long ago. V'm laying in a stock of ice for next sum- CLINGS WS Ti) eee FORWARD AND BACK. Digging potatoes and other hard work caused Uncle But two months in the city, looking up at high Henry to ‘thump over jest awful,” as the town-folks said. buildings, made a different man of him. decorate many of the fashionable outeskirts ; they are, however, too loud in tone to. be pleasing. At Madame Blank’s reception the other evening the coiffure adornment of a famous literary lady was a ver itable poem; it ccn- sisted of several quills and a few read leaves to which was attached a long and graceful nom de plume. JENNIE BETTS HAKTSOICK, BAD FORM, Chotly —* Dickey was wun over and killed by a cable-car. don’t you know. Willy —" What Sy horrid bad form! Every : BETTER STILL. body knows the proper A DISOBLIGING PERSON. ATHERTON —"* Helen said she wouldn't have thing now is for your UNCLE Ht (toho is somewhat near-sighted, to clothing dummy)—"' Well, Jack for a minut you needn't be so stuck up. jest because you own a clothing store, I've ast you MILTON (Jack's rival}—"* True; but she might auto to blow up with ight times to tell me where Broadway is, an’ if you were a gentleman you'd have him for a husband,” you.” tell me.” comicbooks.com