Judge, 1911-05-06 · page 10 of 28
Judge — May 6, 1911 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page contains multiple brief satirical pieces typical of Judge's style: **"The Trousers"** mocks the "harem skirt" fashion controversy—a risqué garment of the era. The joke suggests women wearing revealing hemlines in public are simply displaying what they already wore at home, implying impropriety. **"Aim To Hit"** by John K. Le Baron uses aspirational language ("aim high") as ironic setup. The poem contrasts lofty ideals with practical success—only when aiming at "a hole in the ground" does the speaker strike "pay dirt," satirizing how grandiose ambitions often fail while humble pursuits succeed. **"A Clear Conscience"** presents dark humor: a dying man claims no regrets because he never committed the fashion faux pas of wearing a silk hat with a sack coat—suggesting fashion propriety matters more than actual morality. **"An Urgent Invitation to Dinner"** (large illustration) appears to show insects or creatures dining, with the caption suggesting forced socializing. **"Her Privilege"** jokes that wives enjoy moving house primarily for redecorating opportunities, mocking domestic consumerism. These pieces reflect early 20th-century concerns: fashion propriety, gender roles, and class anxieties.
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BUT YET A WOMAN. The Trousers. HE HAREM skirt shouldn't be thought indiscreet On a woman who goes out to roam. She merely is wearing out in the street What she ys has worn at home. «¢ TONES is far too foolish to embark upon the sea of matrimony.’"" “Yes, he will be sure to rock the boat.’” Aim To Hit. By JOHN K. Le BARON. !”’ the philosopher ptead. the lovelorn poet sighed. “Aim high!" the preacher said. So I set out with high ideas; I aimed at the stars and fame. “Aim high!’ kept ringing in my ears, And I longed for a hero’s name. But it was a will-o’-the-wisp, I found, That lured with its song sublime. When I took aim at a hole in the ground, I struck ‘‘pay dirt’’ first time. A Clear Conscience. “¢]8 THERE anything in your past that is troubling you?” asked the preacher, as he bent over the dying man. “‘No, doctor, I have nothing to regret. I never wore a silk hat with a sack coat.’" A Truthful Tongue. a fe TOLLED and tolled a million times,” Said the church bell, with a sigh; ‘And though I’m now a century old, Of all the times that I have tolled, I never tolled a lie."” AN URGENT INVITATION TO DINNER. The man in the moon—“ CONPOUND THESE PLIES [” Her Privilege. Mrs. Crawford—‘‘It’s an awful job to move."” Mrs. Crabshaw—‘‘ But look at the ad- vantages, my dear. I’m never so happy as when I’m picking out anew style of wall paper.’” Sear ~a\