Judge — July 15, 1922 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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# "Our Own School of Etiquette" - Judge Magazine This is a satirical instructional page presenting six scenarios of deliberately bad manners and social impropriety. The caption asks "What's wrong with these pictures?" — implying readers should identify the breaches of etiquette depicted. The scenes show violations such as: improper hat removal indoors, disruptive behavior at social gatherings, rudeness to women, and general discourteous conduct in formal settings. This appears to be humorous social commentary on declining manners in early 20th-century America, presented as intentionally "wrong" examples — the inverse of typical etiquette guides. The cartoons mock both those committing these breaches and, implicitly, broader social anxieties about propriety and class distinction during this period. Judge's satirical approach inverts the instruction: instead of teaching correct behavior, it teaches through negative example.