Judge, 1902-12-20 · page 37 of 52
Judge — December 20, 1902 — page 37: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains several satirical sketches mocking social conventions and relationships: **"Sub Rosa"** ridicules a military maid whose romantic interests lie in shopping on Fifth Avenue rather than martial duty—satirizing women's fashion obsession. **"The Christmas Money-Order"** depicts a postal clerk's frustration with an illiterate customer unable to read a name on a letter, mocking working-class incompetence. **"A Poet's Explanation"** parodies sentimental Victorian poetry by showing a poet choosing the name "Dolly" for his Christmas verse solely because it rhymes with "holly"—mocking vapid romantic poetry prioritizing rhyme scheme over genuine feeling. **"Taken at His Word"** jokes that a publisher delays printing an author's Christmas story indefinitely by claiming he "writes for posterity"—satirizing publishers' excuses and artistic pretension. **"During the Holidays"** depicts marital bickering: wives criticized whether they shop or don't shop, reflecting era anxieties about women's spending. **"His Luck"** and **"At Nassau"** contain mild romantic humor about proposals and courtship. The overall tone mocks Victorian sentimentality, gender relations, and middle-class social pretensions.
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ee Rapn SUB ROSA. lam a military maid, And ‘though I'm out upon parade, ‘There is a march that, I'm afraid, Much better suits me through and through The march on old Sixth avenue, Where newest togs are on review And that is why I step along ‘Amid the horrible ding-dong, { My heart a thunderbolt of song. —— THE CHRISTMAS MONEY-ORDER. Got a letter fer me 2” «What's the name, please ? Say, can't ye see the name on A POET'S EX- PLANATION. NOW Marguerite is very sweet, And passing fair is Phy And many days I've sung the praise Of lovely Ama- ryllis. But I decide at Christmastide These must give way to Dully, Because her 0: God bless the same! Rhymes perfectly with holly ! Oh, very dear is Guinevere, And fair 1 wis, is a rose that blows ys Winsome ey and I love—but give Dolly tmas day because, Tsay, Mero rhyme for holly ! And Charlotte, too, 1 love fall well, And Ethel’s eyes are tender ; Dear Alice, with her waving hair How many flowers T send Oh, litle maids, 1 love you all, Yet give me now sweet Dolly Her name fits well in what I sell About the Christe mas holl TAKEN AT HIS WORD. Author— Isn't it about time you publish thatChrist- mas story of mine that you bought three years ago ?" Publisher— “ You have no kick coming. Haven't you always said that you write for posterity 2” DURING THE HOLIDAYS. Mrs. Bronxbor- husband make fun of you when you shop all day with- out buying any- thing 2” Mrs. Richmond —"Yes; and if 1 buy anything he says I'm trying to ruin him by my ex- travagance.” HIS LUCK. “« He proposed to Daisy Gotrox while cycling.”* Did she accept him ?"* AT NASSAU, N. P. 64] BELIEVE," announced the sturdy young man, “in telling the naked truth.” Here the young woman dug a hole in the sand with her toe before answering, “Would it not suffice to put it ina bathing suit ? be more conventional, and quite as—quite as—complete, you might Oh, yes. Now he calls his bicycle a wheel of fortune."” It would comicbooks.com