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I think that the husband is being mocked here. He clearly lives in the suburbs and he doesn’t exhibit any of the mannerisms of the upper middle class. Hand in pocket and poor posture are the give-away signs. He clearly doesn’t read Punch.
Does this mean that MacGregor’s employer didn’t want to upset his butler’s Caledonian patriotism? In the opulent South-of-France terrace one wonders why the he can’t just come out with it and ask how well the England team were faring?
The newspaper tucked under MacGregor’s arm will no doubt be the Times from London and will contain the required information.
Why is Benjamin accused of being too high spirited? He is just vigorously throwing a ball for the dog to catch. This is in stark contrast to the wife’s posture. That is why she doesn’t like his action.
This cartoon is about fashion. The ladies on the right are showing the sailors on the left how to wear essentially the same clothes with very much more style. The men look quite camp in my opinion.
The dog’s owner seems to be unaware of the dangerous result of her request being accepted. Looking at the man with the stick there is not the remotest likelihood that he will do what she asks him to do.
Clearly uncle conforms to the established standards of the time. His niece has collected a diverse group of friends. By their appearance we can see that they are far from conventional.
Once again golf is the topic. With so much spare time on their hands the upper middle classes found that golf was an excellent way of filling their days. Many wives solved the dilemma by active participation in the game.
There was a noticeable trend towards ‘progressive’ education during the 1930s. This cartoon is obviously a travesty of what was actually happening. The teacher would certainly not have worn a gown, let alone a mortar board.