Judge, 1908-12-19 · page 4 of 16
Judge — December 19, 1908 — page 4: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains several unrelated satirical pieces typical of Judge magazine: **"A New Fad"** mocks the "Gibson Girl" aesthetic that dominated fashion, predicting "William" goats will become the next style trend—poking fun at how women followed beauty fads uncritically. **"The Patient Was Improving"** appears to be a humorous anecdote about a nurse's colloquial language and a patient's recovery, relying on dialect humor common to the era. **"Feminine Philosophy"** presents a brief joke about women keeping secrets, reflecting period stereotypes about female gossip. **"L'Art Nouveau"** is a poem satirizing the Art Nouveau movement's pretentiousness and rapid commercialization—mocking how avant-garde artistic movements quickly became commodified and sold to the wealthy. **The bottom illustration** shows a rural domestic scene with humorous dialogue, typical of Judge's rural/urban contrast comedy. The page reflects turn-of-the-century American attitudes toward fashion, artistic movements, and gender roles.
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A NEW FAD. FOR auite a while the “ Teddy” bears The height of style e q But now I guess the “* William "’ goats Will come a-butting in. THE PATIENT WAS IMPROVING. T' FOLLOWING was told of the pa- tient of a well-known New York physician: ‘The patient, an elderly gentleman, became quite ill while the doctor was absent upon a vacation, the indisposition being the result of too frequent pota- tions. A female nurse was at once en- gaged to care for him in his hotel. A lady, residing in the same hotel, became aware of his illness, and inter- ested herself to the extent of one morn- ing inquiring concerning his condition of the chambermaid * replied Maggie, I think he do be gettin’ along very well. ‘The nurse was sittin’ on his lap this mornin’ !"” FEMININE PHILOSOPHY. Jones—* Why can’t @ woman keep JUDGE'S FAVORITE. VERA Mc CORD IN “VIA WIRELESS.” In making smiles you are so tireless, a secret? No wonder you can send them “ wireless." Smith—" For one of two reasons- So easily do they go and win either it is not worth keeping or else it ‘The hearts of all, both kith and kin. is too good to keep.”” A NIGHT IN BROOKLYN. “Oh, Alice! Lam so glad ‘Tommy has come on the elevated instead of through that dreadful tube.”* L'ART NOUVEAU. WAS painted by a little chap named Jones, And with coal dust from the bin he took away In exactly thirteen minutes and a hal And they gave with my loud and lurid tones, As a chromo with a book on ‘* How To Laugh."" The name attached was ‘* Sunset on the Bay,”” And the sun looked like a pumpkin in the rye; And the sky looked like a meadow full of hay, And the sea looked like the vault of summer sky. So the owner straightway turned me upside down; Thus the sea became the vault of sunset sky. Then he sold me to a dealer in the town, Who forthwith called me ‘* Coming thro’ the Rye.’” But the connoisseurs proclaimed me as too gay, So the dealer saved the sweepings from the floor, Every semblance of the youth I had before. ‘The name of Jones was changed to Inness Childe, And they put me in a dingy antique frame; Then the critics spoke of “* Twilight on the Wild” ‘As the masterpiece that made the artist's fame. Then a plutocrat from Pittsburgh came along, And he bought me with my coal dust and my soot; And the dealer put it on him rather strong, For he got cash and two Corote in to boot! How I long to speak and tell the honest truth! Though my heart is true to Jones, I must be mute. Oh, ‘tis hard to have both innocence and youth, Yet to be the corespondent in the suit! "8.0. Tenney. ra Grandma Lettie (to the grandson from the city)—* 4 atic, Hev ye seen your gran’ Charlie—* Yes'm. He's "round back, putting the cows into their garage / Sy // pa ‘round, Charlie?" comicbooks.com