Judge, 1903-03-28 · page 3 of 16
Judge — March 28, 1903 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of Judge's format. The top section mocks middle-class domestic anxieties—wives confused about household expenses, husbands suggesting practical solutions like re-papering. The central illustration captioned "Beauty and the Beasts" depicts a formal social gathering where Mrs. Leo Hunter complains to Lord Balderdash about missing British lions, while he claims the room contains "several here, and quite a sprinkling of beauty, too"—suggesting the male guests are beastly or unattractive. The bottom comic strip "How Chipmucky's Wish Was Gratified" shows a child's simple desire for toy rings being fulfilled, presented as gentle humor about childhood wants. The page primarily reflects early 20th-century domestic humor and social observation rather than specific political commentary.
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ON VIEW ON MONDAYS. HAT I never could understand,” said the dense man, “is why the women spend such fabulous sums for this here lingerie, when they never display it, of course. Now, if they would put some of that dainty lace and ribbon on their dresses or hats "-— “You forget,” said the other man, who also had been look- ing into the show-window ; “you forget that the neighbors al- ways rubber at the washing when it is hung out.” DISTINGUISHING THE TINT. AT THE seance there are marvelous materializations. During. the evening a spirit of a pale-pink hue emerges from the cabinet and floats about the room. “What can that be ?” asks a trembling new-comer. “That?” says the experienced investigator. “Oh, that is nothing but the shade of a red man.” AN ECONOMICAL MAN. 66] DON'T know,”-confessed the puzzled wife, “whether to have the house re-papered to match my old dresses, or to buy new dresses to match the paper we now ha “1 fancy,” suggested the husband, who was a quick thinker and a lightning calculator, “that we would better re-paper the house.” BEAUTY AND THE BEASTS. Mrs. Leo Hunter—‘' Ah, Lord Balderdash, I'm so glad you've come! Lorp BatoeroasH—‘‘ Haw! | was not aware that there was any other sort of lion.” Mrs. Leo Hunter—'* Oh, yes, indeed! | have several here, and quite a sprinkling of beauty, too.” 1 was despairing of seeing my British lion.” toa oye as | HOW IT LOOKED. First oint—"‘He promised ter meet me here at t'ree o'clock an’ treat me ter hot soda. Second Girt —" Well, he's probably givin’ yer de absent treatment at dis very minnit.’ A RESTING-PLACE. ¢¢LOMEPARK has a capital den in his cellar" Queer place to have it, seems to me.” “Not a bit. He had to spend so much time with his furnace that he thought he'd be confortable, HIS LITTLE RUSE. ars. Oldwed—" My hus- band has given up card-playing during Len! Mrs. Justwed (not to be outdone) —" And mine has given up smoking those lovely cigars | bought him.” A SPRING CAROL. TEN dandelions dot the mead And render gay the verdant My inner self is glad indeed— They prophesy a mess of greens. WOMAN'S WAY. ++ FJOW came she to decide so suddenly not to be. long to the ‘don't-worry” club?” “She found that the rules would prohibit her from going to bargain-sales.” HOW CHIPMUCKY'S WISH WAS GRATIFIED. “What make you cry, Chipmucky ?"” a “Me no got target to shoot at." Ugh! Me make rings.— —Ugh! Good shoot!" comicbooks.com