Judge, 1916-08-12 · page 7 of 28
Judge — August 12, 1916 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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**Top Image - "His Mother's Dream":** A silhouetted woman gazes from a window at the White House, suggesting aspirational dreams of her son achieving high political office. This appears to be a sentimental illustration accompanying an essay on music appreciation. **"The Hold-Out" cartoon:** A domestic dispute where a husband admits giving his salary check monthly, but the wife catches him—he's actually been paid twice monthly (first and fifteenth) and concealing the extra income. She calls him an "embezzler." The satire mocks husbands who hide earnings from wives, a common marital deception during this era when wives often had limited financial control. **Remaining content:** The page primarily features an essay on music appreciation philosophy, plus light comedic pieces ("The Change" about a lady's travel trunks, and "Just Once" about a woman's mercenary marriage prospects). These are social humor rather than political satire, reflecting early-20th-century domestic and gender dynamics that Judge regularly lampooned.
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THE ENJOYMENT OF MUSIC USIC is a catholic muse. lends her uplifting sweet- ness to the delectation of all tastes, She is found in ocea- sional strains of the strect piano, of the little Italian band, of the wan- not evince oned, they dering singer. While she m many of her charms thus envi are none the less suggested. Again, she may be fitfully ree- ognized in the dance hall, Win- ning emotional delicacy may be poured out in strains least expected, and over the possible vulgarity of surroundings some beauty pene- trates the indifferent car. But what of Music in her own realm, where she flourishes for the sole exploitation of all her values? Here and rhythm and stately progression and lilting dain- tiness and overwhelming surges © profound emotion, linked int with refined and rugged int gence, captivate the soul of the melody discerning devotee. Just what is ¢ a soul? Just what reaches it? Is there consciousness of receptivity? Is there knowledge of what is actually appropriated? wweyed to such WHITE HOUSE <A DREAM HIS MOTHER'S Is there consciousness of effect? Is mind, character, life, influence—elevated? — Idle to question. The subject is too intimate ‘The quater of the draught knows his own need, is aware of his own refreshment, feels his own likes and aversions. His imagination is peculiarly his own, not ours, and no law, no convention, no arbiter may govern it, guide it She THE HOLD-OUT Meeker—Didn't I always give you my salary check the first of every month? Mrs. Mecker—Yes: but you never told me that you got paid on the first and fifteenth, you embezzler! Hence, no composer may be served des- potically to any musical soul. what it docs not want, at least. Some transcendental faculty or phase of being forbids even the spiritual entrance of any one master when the communion of an- other is desired. which include Bach, Chopin, Scarlatti, and Tschaikowsky supply the constant It knows The immortal groups and imperative demand for manna which none other than congenial discretion may sele —Tod Chenevix. The Change ILADY takes a journey With sixteen trunks or more, And only one small hat-Lox Where last year there were four. The trunks, I'm told, hold slippers And boots and pumps and spats, In all the gorgeous colors They used to weave in hats —Naney Fitshugh Rickey Just Once Helen—So you are acquainted with) Mr. Phillips? He's fairly good looking, don't you think? Mildred—Ve-es, and they say he has money. I shouldn't mind marrying him once. comicbooks.com