Judge, 1906-07-21 · page 16 of 16
Judge — July 21, 1906 — page 16: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is a comic strip satirizing a smooth-talking seducer ("Nervy Nat") operating in Paris's fashionable Bois de Boulogne district. Each panel shows Nat attempting to romance different women—a society lady, a woman in black, and others—using exaggerated flattery and flirtation. The humor derives from several sources: the affected French dialogue ("n'est-ce-pas," "sacré"), the absurd compliments (comparing a small husband to a "funny little whisk-broom"), and the escalating chaos when a jealous husband appears. In panel 5, the husband finally confronts Nat, calling him a "pig." The satire mocks both Nat's ridiculous seduction tactics and Parisian high society's affectations. The exaggerated French phrases and the bumbling, obvious nature of Nat's schemes suggest Judge's American audience would find Continental pretension laughable. This appears to be the first in a series about this character's romantic misadventures.
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