Judge, 1911-07-15 · page 13 of 24
Judge — July 15, 1911 — page 13: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three separate satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century American humor: **"The Glass of Fashion—With a Flaw"** mocks fashionable women's vanity. A mother admires a woman's stylish hat and gold chain, while her daughter repeatedly points out unflattering flaws (freckles, a mole), suggesting that no amount of fashionable accessories can hide physical imperfections. **"A Color Transition"** is a racist joke playing on dialect humor. An elderly Black man burning lawn grass responds to the employer's jibe about the grass turning black by suggesting the employer's own skin will eventually turn green—crude humor based on stereotypes and vernacular speech. **"It Pays to Have Things Handy"** satirizes wealth and preparedness through Mr. Uppsknott Downs, a millionaire so equipped for misfortune that he has a motor car ready for when his horse bucks him, and an airplane waiting for yacht emergencies—absurdist humor mocking excessive wealth and paranoid over-preparation. The page reflects period attitudes toward class, race, and fashion that modern readers would find offensive or dated.
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HAPETERSEN THE GLASS OF FASHION—WITH A FLAW. Matronly mother—* She certainly puts on a good deal of style. She has a most remarkable hat on her head."” Young daughter—'And freckles, too, mamma.’ Matronly mother—'* Yes, dear ; and’a great gold chain on her neck."’ Young daughter—"'And a mole, too, mamma.” Matronly mother—" Yes, dear.” A Color Transition. On the Fly. N AGED colored man was engaged ‘Sambo, if you burn that grass, the LITTLE baseball, now and then, in burning the grass off the lawn entire lawn will be as black as you are."’ Is relished by the best of men. of a young broker when the latter re- “Dat’s all right, suh,’’ responded the The best kind of grass on the base- turned to his home and, thinking to have negro. ‘Some o’ dese days dat grass _ ball diamond is Snodgrass. some fun with the old man, said, grow up an’ be as green as youh are."’ A hit in line saves mine. PAYS TO HAVE THINGS HANDY. 1. Mr, Uppsknott Downs, the millionaire, never 2. Then, should his horse show his mean disposi- 3. And, being a very thoughtful man, should his fails to have his horse on the spot should his yacht tion by bucking, Mr. Uppsknott Downs’s motor auto greet him with a blow-out why, there 's his take a notion to blow him skyward. car is “* Johnny on the job,"" and into it he lands faithful aviatér and aeroplane awaiting bim. comicbooks.com