Judge — April 15, 1922 — page 18: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical illustration by Orson Lowell appears to depict a procession of well-dressed society figures (women in elaborate hats and coats, men in top hats) walking beneath demonic or devilish spirits hovering above them. The cartoon seems to critique the contrast between civilization's outward appearance—fashionable dress and refined social gatherings—and its underlying moral corruption or spiritual darkness. The demons above suggest that despite society's pretense of respectability and progress, vice or immorality drives the "march of civilization." The title's incomplete spelling ("CIVII") may be a printing error or intentional wordplay. Without additional context or date information, the specific social critique remains somewhat unclear, though it clearly mocks Victorian-era pretensions to moral superiority.