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When the party entered, it was like stepping into an illustration from Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

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Snob Collection: The Parents Who Came By Charabanc by H. M. Bateman
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Snob Collection: When the party entered, illustration from Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen
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Snob Collection: Illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Snob
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Snob Collection: Canada, Quebec, Montreal, The Englishman with a Pug, by Marc Andr J. Fortier, Old Montreal
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Snob Collection: Mrs Snob the Shoemaker's Wife
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Snob Collection: Mr Snob the Shoemaker
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Snob Collection: Miss Snob the Shoemaker's Daughter
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Snob Collection: Master Snob the Shoemaker's Son
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Snob Collection: Snob Wells
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Snob Collection: 'There was a Young Lady of Sweden, who went by the slow train to Weedon', from A Book of Nonsense
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Snob Collection: Comic postcard, Man with a glass of beer on the beach Date: 20th century
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Snob Collection: What do you mean these people are going to get on as well
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Snob Collection: Rich Dandy Wearing a Monocle and Tophat, 1902 (colour litho)
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Snob Collection: Lady in Black, (pastel on paper laid on board)
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Snob Collection: Mrs Jennings assured him directly that she should not stand upon ceremony
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Snob Collection: Introduced to Mrs Jennings, 1896 (engraving)
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Snob Collection: Master Skettles, c. 1920s (pen & ink with w / c on paper)
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Snob Collection: Snob on His Travels! (colour litho)
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Snob Collection: Cartoon, German women as seen by the French, WW1
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Snob Collection: Offended two or three young ladies, the Bingley sisters from Pride
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Snob Collection: Class distinction between two schoolboys
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Snob Collection: Back cover design by Cecil Aldin, The Snob
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Snob Collection: Frontispiece illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Snob
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Snob Collection: Title page illustration by Cecil Aldin, The Snob
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Snob Collection: War Economy by A. Wallis Mills, WW1
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Snob Collection: A Dowager during the London Season
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Snob Collection: Such very superior dancing is not often seen, illustration from Pride
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Snob Collection: Some of the other guests seemed to get the feeling that Claude was flaunting his philosophy
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Snob Collection: Signature of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-63) (engraving)
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Snob Collection: Portrait of Boni de Castellane (pencil on paper)
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Snob Collection: British gentlemen at Sir Horace Manns home in Florence, c. 1763-65 (oil on canvas)
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Snob Collection: Proud girl with her dog
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Snob Collection: Intellectual child cynic by Frank R Grey
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Snob Collection: The Etonian who had to play by H. M. Bateman
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Snob Collection: POSH GROUP
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Snob Collection: THE SNOB, 1924. Phyllis Haver and John Gilbert in a scene from the film


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When the party entered, it was like stepping into an illustration from Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. The air reeked of snobbery and pretentiousness, as if Cecil Aldin's depiction of 'The Snob' had come to life. Mrs Snob, the shoemaker's wife, adorned in her finest attire, tried desperately to fit in with the upper crust. Mr Snob, the shoemaker himself, stood tall but out of place among this elite gathering. Their daughter Miss Snob strutted around with a haughty demeanor that matched her extravagant gown. And Master Snob, their son, attempted to impress everyone with his inherited wealth and arrogant attitude. But amidst all this affected grandeur lurked Norma Shearer - a beacon of authenticity in a sea of snobs. Her genuine charm and down-to-earth nature were refreshing amidst the superficiality surrounding her. As I observed this scene unfold before me, I couldn't help but be reminded of H. M Bateman's cartoon depicting 'The Parents Who Came By Charabanc. ' It perfectly captured the absurdity and excessiveness that defined these social gatherings. In another corner of my mind emerged an image from World War 1 - a French cartoon mocking German women through exaggerated stereotypes. It made me ponder how easily we slip into judgmental attitudes towards others based on our own perceived superiority. Yet there is hope for change; just as fashion evolves over time so too does society's perception of what constitutes true elegance. As depicted in 'Snob Wells, ' even those who once dictated societal norms can become outdated relics when confronted with progress and inclusivity. Perhaps it is time for us to take heed from that Frenchman advising an Englishman on dressing for the Opera back in 1903 – let us shed our snobbish tendencies and embrace diversity instead.