Judge, 1914-07-04 · page 16 of 24
Judge — July 4, 1914 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page compiles brief satirical anecdotes translated from European publications (Madrid, Paris, Berlin, Prague, London). Each cartoon illustrates a social or character observation: **"Confidences"** mocks romantic fortune-hunting: a man assumes his fiancée broke their engagement out of delicacy upon learning she was wealthy—when actually *she* broke it upon learning *he* was poor. **"Thought He Was Numerous"** jokes about a lengthy aristocratic name: a French hostess must add an extra leaf to her dinner table, misunderstanding that the "Chevalier Antonio Valsiva di Valperga..." is one man, not multiple guests. **"Pride"** satirizes working-class pretension: a passenger insists on sitting by the window of an expensive second-class train car specifically so observers will see her traveling in style. **"Self-knowledge"** presents male indecision: a man cannot choose between two sisters, admitting only that whichever he married, he'd find the other more beautiful—a commentary on masculine fickleness. **"Technique"** offers wordplay: a golf instructor's complaint about the student's "elbow" is misheard as criticism of drinking ("teetotaler").
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Confidences “Me he enterado de que se ha deshecho tu boda con Adela, y he supuesto que do por un rasgo de de- eadeza tuyo al saber que ella ha heredado una gra fort ido un rasgo de indel’cadeza de ella al saber que yo no tengo d’nero!”* “Theard that your engagement to Adela has been broken, and I presume that it was caused by your feeling of delicacy at hearing that she had inherited a large fortune."’ ‘Not at all! It was caused by her in- delicate feeling on learning that I had no money !’'"—Blanco y Negro (Madrid). Patriarch —1 don't believe this ‘ere about tellin’ a man’s character just by lookin’ at ’is face. It ain’t possible.— Punch (London). . Thought He Was Numerous “Je vous préviens, Marie, que co soir nous avons le Chevalier Antonio Valsiva di Valperga del Caluso ¥ Granda Serre del Vianna do Castello.” “Alora, va encore falloir mettre les rallonges !"" “I give you notice, Marie, that to-night we entertain the Chevalier Antonio Val- siva di Valperga del Caluso y Granda Serre del Vianna do Castello.” “Then it will be necessary to put in an extra leaf."’—Pages Folles (Paris). m Pride . “Pojd’ rychle, Ignde, af ve dostanu k okénku, abych ir se mohla na kazdé atacidivat ven. Kdvz uz at tadruhé « trida tolik penez, at’ mne aspon vid{ hodne lidi.”” “Hurry up, Ignac! I want to get to the window, to be able to look out at 4 every station. When the second class b costs so much money, at least I want 8 people to see me.”’—Humoristicke Listy b (Prague). Comyrtght, Laatige Blaster Self-knowledge “Welche von den zwei Schwestern dort, Max, findest du schine-?" ‘Das weiss ich nicht!" “Welche von beiden méchtest du heiraten?” ‘Das weiss ich auch nicht. Aber das weiss ich: die eine geheiratet hitte, fiinde ich andere the more beautiful, Max?” “*T don’t know."” ‘Well, which of the two would you like to marry?" . “That, also, I don’t know. But this I do know—that if I married the one, I should find the other the more beautiful.’’ —Lustige Blaetter (Berlin). ‘ Technique Golf professional (giving alesson)—You - know, sir, you lift your elbow too much to play golf properly. New member—How dare you! I'll re- port you to the committee! I'm a life- long teetotaler !—Sketch (London). comicbooks.com