Judge, 1925-11-28 · page 4 of 36
Judge — November 28, 1925 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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# Silent Drametiquette & Service This page contains three humorous pieces satirizing modern etiquette and social awkwardness in the 1920s-30s era. **"Silent Drametiquette"** mocks the exaggerated, theatrical behavior of men in high society—holding teacups with affected precision, dancing poorly, remaining seated while women converse. The quote attributed to George Bancroft Duren criticizes men who perform false sophistication in social situations. **"Service"** satirizes dining etiquette confusion—the embarrassment of not knowing which fork to use, selecting wrong utensils, and general social anxiety at formal meals. **"Krazy Kracks"** is an advertisement for orange juice. The bottom cartoon depicts a man accustomed to casual arm-chair lunches becoming confused at a formal 5 o'clock tea—situational humor about class transitions. These pieces target anxieties about maintaining proper decorum in increasingly formalized social settings.
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Service ] I a filled with dismay at the indis- | creet way | The tools are laid out at our meals, | My heart beat’s retarded when once | T’ve regarded | The outlay of silvers and steels. For what fork I should use often gives me the blues, I never can choose my knife right, But I'm happy to tell that I know very well The spoon to be used of a night. Percy Flage Pal Some detectives are so dumb they can’t even follow a conversation. That terrible feeling when you have to yawn. Silent Drametiquette I ALWays enter palatial mansions with my hat on. Invariably I get into the motor car ahead of my lady companions, At society dinners I handle my fork like an ice pick. My ballroom dancing is something between a sailor’s hornpipe and a commuter’s race for the five-fifteen. At tea I hold my cup and saucer with as much poise and assurance as a confirmed bachelor holds a six- weeks-old baby. Talways remain seated at a restau- rant when ladies come over to talk tome, If the caption didn’t assure you I am the hero you would certainly take me in my tuxedo for the bus boy. Tam the glass of fashion: the silver screen’s mold of form: Tam the society man of the movies. George Bancroft Duren UZZIE O [ABELS “Please excuse our rust.” ‘OUDGE will poy 95 for each one printed Used to eating in arm-chair lunch rooms, this. gentleman becomes confused at a five-o-clock tea affair. comicbooks.com