Judge, 1909-06-26 · page 6 of 21
Judge — June 26, 1909 — page 6: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes contemporary social anxieties about women's suffrage and changing gender roles. **"The Suffragettes and the Fairy"** is the central long poem. It depicts a fairy godmother visiting a women's suffrage rally, granting wishes to three women: a suffragette demanding voting rights ("a right to a vote"), another seeking equal legal standing, and finally a traditional woman who merely wants "a nice little man"—the joke being that despite feminist organizing, conventional domestic desires remain. **"The Dangerous Collapsible Opera Hat"** cartoons illustrate slapstick consequences of women's increased public participation—they're too physically present in shared spaces (theaters, opera houses), causing literal chaos. The page's recurring theme (reinforced by "A Matter of Money" wordplay on "alimony" and "harmony") conflates female independence with financial burden and marital discord. The satire targets both suffragettes as disruptive and traditional women as hopelessly domestic, mocking the era's gender confusion while normalizing male anxiety about women's expanded roles.
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A MATTER OF MON(E)Y. (Another Six Weeks.) Har—mony Cere—mony Matri—mony. Parsi—mony Acri—mony Ali—mony OVERHEARD IN A NEW YORK HOTEL. First drummer —"1 sell things that brace men up." Second drummer— **Medicine or liquor line First drummer— ** Neither. spenders. JUDGE'S FAVORITE AGE LORRAINE, IN“ HAVANA.” CONTRARIWISE. A COURSE DINNER FROM A BOWERY LUNCH N BUSINESS, better * ‘Cotfee an" rolls, waiter—an’, waiter, bring the cotfee afterwards late than ne’ In marr des. never than late, better THE SUFFRAGETTES AND THE FAIRY. HE SUFFRAGETTE n The When so was humming, in, In a whirlwind of cackle And nian was reduced to a pow When the Godmother Fairy WHAT TO EXPECT. arming: woman has her ** rights, 4 rand stay out nights— + high ambition throttle. And man, who stays at home to nurse ‘The baby, will his woes rehearse And tly for comfort to the bottle! She perched by the side of the rostrum, And sat till the speeches were done, Her red little mouth in a pucker And her eyes all a-twinkle with fun, ** My, my! what a clatter! What can be the matter! I'll give just a wish to each one!"" HORS A REXPY THE DANGEROUS COLLAPSIBLE OPERA HA'L he flew to the ear of the chairman, wearing a gentleman's coat ng most forcible language Not unworthy of Tillman or C! The answer was rapid, Not feeble nor vapid- “What [want is a right to a vol She flew to the ear of the speaker, Who was talking of bondage and blights, And gripping poor man in her talons As she soared to the loftiest heights. The answer came flying, With wrath and with sighing— “ Twant nothing else but my rights !”* She flew, at the last, to a woman, Who was not quite as ancient as Ann— A plain little, sweet little woman, Who belonged to an old-fashioned clan, The answer came rushing, With whisper and blushing— “Could you get mea nice little man? CHARLES IRVIN JENKIN, 3. New York theater-ger—" How dare ye on his way to the opera comicbooks.com