Judge, 1902-03-15 · page 3 of 16
Judge — March 15, 1902 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several brief satirical pieces and illustrations typical of Judge magazine's humor: **"A Double-Barreled Commuter"** mocks a man who brings excessive provisions from the countryside to the city, trading farm goods with urban workers—poking fun at commuter culture and rural-urban economic exchanges. **"The Chatelaine Bag Reaches Pumpkin Corners"** satirizes how fashionable accessories from New York reach small towns, with rural characters adopting urban styles. The remaining pieces—"His Distinction," "Bon Ton," "To Those About to Marry," and "For Her Alone"—are brief witty observations about social pretension, cooking, marriage, and courtship conventions of the era. The large illustration at bottom appears to depict a romantic or dramatic encounter. Overall, the page offers gentle social satire on class differences, fashion trends, and domestic life among turn-of-the-century Americans.
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A DOUBLE-BARRELED COMMUTER. ] AX 2 gay commuter on The dreary Erie, don’t you know. This festive rig cach day Ton When into town 1 yo. aT Ht Take in apples, butter, qgis, In carpet Htub and pail ; And from my golf-bag chickenslegs Flaunt with the turkey"s tail. These with a marketman [swap For mattor . nd pork, Whieh E lug « i At twilight f T yank things cach way while 1 blow And punt and snort ite sum, And feel Fin two commuters, thongh Thnow Din only one. HOME AGAIN. “Who is the man they are carrying off the steamer ?"* “Oh, he's the fellow who tried to do Europe without tipping.”” A CRITICISM. Blowby, that’s home from hack of his football team, Abner Appledry—* Nes: due Lthink he seeretly believes that he's the whole thing.” CONSCIENTIOUS. Patron—"Why do you mix all that piteh- pine sowdust into the bran 2” Milknan—* To knock the tuber- x . culosis out of THE CHATELAINE BAG REACHES PUMPKIN CORNERS. thecowy Aunt 'Liza—"' Lan’ sakes, Missis Cornhusk! What's that?” Mrs. Cornnusx—" Thet's the very latest style frum N° York. Hiram sez all the ‘wimmin folks is wearin’ “em thet way, but I'll warrant they hain't any of ‘em kin beat this ‘un.”” HIS DISTINCTION. S6BUT your grandfather couldn't have served in the war of 18 “Oh, no; but he claims to be one of the oldest ombatants, BON TON. SEQYER cook isn't a great success, Onn sN Perhaps not, as a cook, but she has lived in such high-toned families that her conversation iy Most entertaining.” TO THOSE ABOUT TO MARRY. MARRY & woman who can swim, She can keep her mouth shut FOR HER ALONE. Gtavys —"" Is young Mr. Jenkins in business for himself ?” Erne: "Well, hardly. We have been engaged for two weeks now!" comicbooks.com