Judge, 1903-08-29 · page 4 of 17
Judge — August 29, 1903 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct pieces of social satire from early 20th-century America: **"Judge's Favorites"** - A poem praising actress Edna Auge, romanticizing theater as a "blooming garden." **"Preserving the Traditions"** - A brief sketch mocking nouveau riche yacht owners. A man brags about his new yacht, revealing his ignorance by breaking a nursing bottle during the christening—satirizing vulgar wealth and lack of social refinement. **"Precept and Practice"** - A short dialogue between characters discussing getting rich, with commentary on following dubious financial advice. **"His Finish"** - A D.B. Adams cartoon depicting anthropomorphized birds/roosters in what appears to be a satirical scene about courtship or marriage, with the caption "I think I will end by marrying her" / "Undoubtedly—if you marry her." The cartoons mock social climbing, pretension, and courtship customs of the era.
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THEY sat well for- ward, in the shade of the awning. “ But, my dear,” whis- pered the young man, “you should not object to my hav- ing my arm about you when even the scenery is setting me the exam- ple.” ws ite asked the shy maiden. "Yes, in- deed. See, there is an JUDGE'S FAVORITES. arm of the EDNA AVG. bay hugging If all the play-house were a blooming garden the shore.” You'd be Its choicest rosebud, zephyr-cradled, “Yes?” And all the bumble-bees would flutter round you : And do you homage and remark, ‘*Oh, rosebud, She disput- If all this garden were a sunny play-house ed, “But the You'd be the star of all the constellations, stuce) basa And men would gather round you, e'en a3 we do, And scatter flowers at your dainty pedals, cape and I ‘That twinkle like the moonbeams on the waters. have not.” It was the PRESERVING THE TRADITIONS. work of but 46VES, I have launched my new yacht," says a moment Muchpop. for him to “What do you call her?” asked the friend. rush to the “ Named her for my native city—Brooklyn.” stateroom ig ain't the social sein? «And did you smash a bottle of wine across and get it “Well, not enough to get her bathing-sult wet.”* her bow when she was christened ?* ‘echo “No, indeed! We broke a nursing-bottle fall of milk S TIME wore on and the yacht-races became old stories, the press-agents of the comic PRECEPT AND PRACTICE. operas were hard put to it to invent novelties. At last there rose among them a posi- Cobwigger— Several millionaires have writ- tive genius. One day he sent to all the papers a story reading, ten their opinions as to how to make a fortune.” “Miss Imogene Fadozzus, of the Pickled Calamus extravaganza company, enjoys the Merritt—“1 read that article, The funny proud distinction of being the only chorus-girl in America who has not tried to kiss Sir thing is that not one of them advised following Thomas. Miss Fadozzus is the daughter of wealthy parents in Buffalo, where she was a the plan by which he got rich himself.” leader of the best society,” etc., etc., ete., etc. HER STATUS. HIS FINISH. “1 think I will end by marrying her."* “ Undoubtedly—if you marry her.”” \ comicbooks.com