Judge, 1912-08-03 · page 20 of 26
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This page satirizes a miserly bachelor ("Mr. Closefist") interviewing a young woman for marriage. The joke is that he treats matrimony like hiring domestic help, asking if she can cook and wash dishes rather than courting her romantically. Her responses—claiming honors in "culinary science" and a "degree of Housemaid of Arts"—mock his utilitarian approach by matching his cold pragmatism with overly formal academic language. The satire targets the era's transactional view of marriage, where a husband evaluated a wife primarily on household labor rather than companionship. Closefist's name itself signals his character: stingy and unromantic. The page's other content comprises advertisements (cigars, pianos, hair treatment, toy pistols) and an essay on trade-marks as consumer protection—standard Judge magazine fare of the period.
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Captsal and Resources $1,750,000 Qualified. Me CLOSEFIST looked eagerly at the young girl and decided to come down to business atonce. He had re- mained a bachelor overlong as it was, and now at thirty he felt that he owed it to himself as well as to the community to marry. Nevertheless, he was dis- posed to be cautious, and so seating himself at Ethel's side he began. “*T suppose you are a good cook, Miss Ethel?” he observed quietly. “I took first honors in culinary science at Radishville,"’ she replied. “And did they teach you the gentle art of dish-washing?" asked Closefist, “T have my degree of Housemaid of Arts,’ she replied, ‘which includes all the little useful domestic accomplish- ments’’ “Including sock-darning and suspen- der-buttoning and so on?"’ continued the wary old bachelor. “*Yes,’’ replied the fair young creature demurely. “Then, my dear, dear, Ethel,"’ said Closefist moving closer, ‘‘will you let me ask you to be m **One moment, please, Mr. Closefist— just a tiny moment. I, too, have some questions to ask you before I answer,” said Ethel. ‘*Can you shovel snow?" ““Why—er—I have never shovelled snow, but at a pinch I think I could.” “*Can you empty out an ash-can and keep it separate from the garbage?” “I should think I had sufficient intelli- gence to do so if I were to put my mind on it,’’ returned Closefist, somewhat bewildered. “And can you black boots and wash ?’* continued Ethel. “*T never tried, Miss Ethel, Closefist, ‘‘but I am sure I could if’ “Then,"’ said Ethel, a bright smile upon her tempting lips, ‘then you may ask papa’’—— “Ethel, sweetheart !"" he cried, spring- ing to her side. “‘One moment, Mr. Closefist—please,"” said Ethel, raising a restraining hand. “Do not interrupt me, I beg of you. I was merely saying that you may window: papa for Rastus’s job if you feel dis- posed to. The poor old darkey is get- ting very tottery, and father was saying only yesterday that he was afrai would have to get a younger mar.”’ “Why — Miss Bosling — ah’’— stam- mered Closefist, ‘‘do you think for a mo- ment that I''—— “I think you might qualify, Mr. Closefist,"’ said she rising. ‘‘The only objection to you that I can see may be your color, for papa doesn’t care for white servants.”” In answering advertisements please mention JUDGE. It will be appreciated. comicbooks.com