Judge, 1907-03-30 · page 5 of 20
Judge — March 30, 1907 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This Judge magazine page contains several Easter-themed satirical pieces. The top cartoon, "Mother Earth's Easter Bonnet," depicts a large figure (likely representing Mother Earth or Spring) wearing a bonnet of flowers, flanked by smaller personified characters—possibly representing seasons or weather conditions. "Pity the Poor Millionaire" mocks wealthy donors' self-pitying attitudes about charitable giving. The accompanying photograph shows a well-dressed man instructing a child, satirizing the performative nature of elite philanthropy. The other poems and sketches—"A Snake Story," "The Mode," and "A Cruel Truth"—offer social commentary on contemporary spring customs and seasonal pretenses. The overall page uses Easter imagery to critique vanity, wealth inequality, and social hypocrisy among the wealthy classes.
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MOTHER EARTH'S EASTER-BONNET. A SNAKE STORY. PITY THE POOR MILLIONAIRE. HUNGRY blacksnake, snooping ‘round HE multi-millionaire looked sad. To the body of men who had A hen-housé for what might be found approached him for a large donation he said, Of od sp mats there ‘ «Lam sorry to refuse, gentlemen, but even I feel uncommonly An egg, which seemed his proper fare. er “ ‘ etka tas poor to-night. in im alten yaaa + Doubtless,” said the spokesman, ‘we have come too late, long have sought and founy 3 ; ‘ ; ‘Abd Al the old bene gove aveiy— isa you have already given away vast sums to some other charit Well, sure, this is my lucky day.” , _ Forthwith he took it to his breast +* No," said the multi-millionaire, and this time real tears stood And moved on to the neighb'ring nest. in his eyes; “not that. My wife has been buying a new hat.” Another egg he found, and that He added to his future fat ; And so on till he'd swallowed four, Then quit for lack of room for more , Full to repletion now, he slid Away to darkness to lie hid Until digestion put his food In shape to do the greatest good. ‘What dreams he had, what visions grim Of nightmares prancing over him, What weird disturbers of repose Had fun with him, nobody knows ; Bat certainly they did, for when In after times the poultrymen Tore down that hennery they found A blacksnake's skeleton twisted ‘round Four china eggs, as smooth and fair As when the blacksnake put them there. WILLIAM J. LAMFTON. IN THE MODE. +4 MY Easter sermon,” said the fashionable minister, + will cover but one head. The body of the sermon will be built upon a frame of thought with soft tones of velvet ; it will be decorated with some flowers of oratory and bejeweled with some pearls of wisdom.” ++ Tt will just match my new bonnet!" said his wife gladly. A CRUEL TRUTH. HLERE'S 2 thing that isn’t pretty, But it’s true, as like as not : HER DECORATION DAY. In the spring the would-be poet “+ Pa, when is Decoration Day?” Indolently runs to rot. ** According to your mother's idea, it's Easter Sunday.” comicbooks.com