Judge, 1902-04-05 · page 6 of 20
Judge — April 5, 1902 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate satirical pieces from Judge magazine: **"Judge's Favorites"** celebrates actress Dorothy Donnelly with flattering verse—standard fan content. **"Took It Personally"** is the main satire: Mrs. Gripp, a wealthy but stingy church member, bullied seamstress Little Miss Stitcher for three weeks remodeling her Easter dress/bonnet. When Stitcher sings soprano in the Easter service, the choir repeatedly emphasizes the hymn line "It has been made new"—clearly directed at Gripp's reused/remodeled outfit. Gripp, recognizing the subtle mockery and Stitcher's direct gaze, takes offense and storms out, threatening to cancel her church donation. The joke mocks Gripp's vanity and miserliness while celebrating the working-class woman's clever, non-confrontational revenge. **"No Place Left"** (bottom) is an unrelated complaint about urban overcrowding—a robin can't find space to nest.
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JUDGE'S FAVORITES. DOROTHY DONNELLY. Who sees you lightly trip And skip In loveliness supreme Will simply say you are A star Of beauty and a dream. And of your art and skill He will In rosy rapture sinj And sigh that, though the play Is gay, Sweet Dorothy ’s the thing. TOOK IT PERSONALLY. RS.GRIPP, the wealthiest member of the con- gregation, was famed for her closeness in financial matters and for the ingenuity with which she managed her affairs of dress and head-gear. She had worried little Miss Stitcher, who com- bined the professions of dressmaking, millinery, NO PLACE LEFT. Mapas Ronin and singing so. the church, choir, for three weeks by die recting her in the task of remodel prano in last year’s spring bonnet took arance dress and until they fon the apy of new er-ations, Mrs. Grip was the last. person to ar- rive at the Easter service, and she sailed down the aisle with a rustle and) flutter that turned all eyes up- Little Miss Stitcher was just on her. rising to sing the HOW IT HAPPENED. “| wuz once a father, mum." Mrs. Dote.-—" And the child died?” ‘Weary Weexs—"Oh, no, mum. You know, a child is father to the man, an’ | wuz once a child.”* opening anthem, — Weary Weexs supported by the balance of the choir. As Mrs. Gripp took her seat the clear tones of the soprano float- ed through the church : “Tt has been made It has been made new— It has been made new agai aeasisinions Mrs. Gripp flushed perceptibly and flashed a ques- tioning glance in the direction of the choir. The sec- ond soprano took SHE WASN’T USED TO A COZY CORNER. Her Aunt Puase—‘I see thet the pillers on yer sofer-bed was all slammed around, so I thought I'd tidy up a bit fer you.” up the strain : sIthas been made new-ew-ew-ew, And is no more 0-0-0-1d."" Here the tenor twisted his head to one side and strove for the highest note in his repertory : “Tt has been n Keen made new-ew.e For it is now made new-ew-ew-ew Now the whole choir burst forth into a grand volume of assertion : It has been made new ! And the old hath de-parteed—de-part-ed—de- parted !"" Mrs. Gripp twisted in her seat and her eyes blazed. As the choir warmed to its work, and she saw the little seamstress gazing direct- ly at her while they reiterated and rang all the changes on the “made-new” statement, Mrs. ripp rose to her feet and flounced out of the church, pausing long cnough to assert to an astounded deacon that she had been miser- ably insulted, and that she would cancel her lerciful heavens! is there no place left on earth where a law-abiding robin can build a nest?" promised subscription for the benefit of the building-fund, 10911 WINK comicbooks.com