Life, 1895-01-03 · page 17 of 18
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The cartoon depicts a club initiation scene. A newly elected member (Burtone) asks the established member (Volleyteal) what he should do as a new initiate. The response satirizes conformist peer pressure: treat the other members to drinks, then buy a Knox hat—because that's what all the previous new members did. The joke targets ritualistic club behavior and mindless conformity. The title "They All Do It" suggests this is universal male club practice: initiates are pressured into identical social performances (buying drinks, purchasing the same brand of hat) as proof of membership. This reflects late 19th-century concerns about how exclusive clubs enforced social conformity and consumption patterns among affluent men. The satire mocks the assumption that joining requires abandoning individual choice in favor of prescribed ritualistic behavior.
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