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# Judge Magazine Page Analysis This page contains several satirical pieces typical of early 20th-century Judge humor: **"While the Belle was Peeling"** depicts a flirtatious late-night goodbye between a couple (Jack and Delphine). The humor relies on double entendre—her "peeling" off clothing while they chat, with suggestive details like removing stockings and undergarments. The satire likely mocks Victorian courtship propriety by showing young people casually intimate before marriage. **"Splitting Hairs"** satirizes legal pedantry: a lawyer argues his client wasn't at a crime scene because her *maid* was curling her *hair* there at the time—a ridiculous technicality the judge correctly dismisses. **"A Picture Puzzle"** humorously complains that a world traveler has seen 197 museum paintings depicting nude or semi-nude bathing women in exotic locations, yet never encountered such scenes in actual travel—poking fun at artistic idealization versus reality. The remaining brief jokes satirize newspaper culture and romantic conventions. The tone reflects turn-of-the-century attitudes toward propriety, sexuality, and legal absurdity.

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While the Belle was Peeling By Henry T was one of those old-fashioned good-byes at 11:30 P.M “Good-bye, dear—oh, Jack! I meant to ask you how Dad was getting on,” semi-concluded Delphine, to remove her Fisner as she proceeded wraps. “He's much better now, Del,” answered Jack who was only too glad to prolong the conversation. I'm so gla ssured Delphine, who was now untying her right shoe with one hand. “Oh, Ja-a-ck, didn’t you forget something?” So I did! There—there—and there! And there’s one for good measure. Dad says I'ma regular kiss: hound—the old rascal!” He ought to know you by this time,” giggled Delphine as she un fastened the garters on her gray, silk “Oh, Ja-a-ck, are you coming tomorrow night?” “Indeed, my dear; I've got the tickets already. Tell me. Del, are you quite positive that Mother will not object to so risque a production?’ Object?” laughed the beautiful maiden with the liquid-blue eyes, as she removed the last of her silk underthings. “Why Ja-a-ck. you forget that Mother has seen the play twice and is just wild about it. Oh-h-h hu-u-m-m! I feelas though I could sleep for twenty-four hours. Well, good-bye, dear—see you tomorrow at seven—good-bye!”” nd she hung up the re- ceiver and jumped into bed. Drawn by ROB. Feu stockings Splitting Hairs “Your Honor,” the attor- ney declared, “I will prove that my client was not at the place at the time charged. At that moment her maid was curling her hair in her apartment. I will put the maid on the stand.” The Judge shook his head. “That, Mr. Attorne he declared judicially, night prove an alibi for her hair, but, after all, your client's hair isn’t charged with any thing.” Quite So “TL see there’s an article going the rounds about a newspaper man buying a house costing $8,000. Quite an article for an $8,000 Draven by Cursten 1. Ganoe + Mabel—You YESTERDAY! Ethel—Y es, wut we house. “No, quite a stunt for a newspaper man.” MEAN TO SoMPONE LEFT THEIR CHEWING-GUM ON AY YOU'RE AREN'T GOING 7 A Picture Puzzle HAVE just come from the Museum of Art Mine has been an unusual life in- sofar as travel is concerned. There isn’t. a section of the globe I haven't been in—from Point Barrow to Cape Horn, from Queenstown to the East Cape, from the Cape of Good Hope to Archangel. I have been all through Asia, India, Australia, all the islands —in fact, I don’t believe I’ve over- looked a civilized or uncivilized spot on the face of the earth, As I said before, I have just come from the Museum of Art, and I counted there 197 pictures that illus- trated different lakes, pools, tarns, streams, lagoons, gulfs, s, harbors and creeks where beautiful women, in puris naturalibus, were bathing or about to go bathing—or were lounging around the — picturesque shores Ihave been all over the world, as I THE STAGE. said, but to what purpose? Not once have I come across even one of the localities illustrated by these 197 pictures. Some Difference It may mean the same in the dictionary, but there is a lot of difference between calling a man a sly dog and a sneaking cur. Deprivation Milly—What happens to the man who is too honest to steal? Billy—He never gets any kisses ENGAGED TO Jack Sreever? Wuy, Eruet, vou onty mer uit TO BE MARRIED TILL TOMOKKOW. comicbooks.com