Judge — September 16, 1893 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains satirical sketches about summer social life, likely from the early 1900s. The main sections include: **"A Big Man at the Sea-Side"**: Depicts a well-dressed man in a sombrero surrounded by admiring women and children on a beach—satirizing male vanity and pretension at seaside resorts. **"At the Sea-Side"**: Shows a woman in elaborate dress, mocking the impracticality of fashionable clothing for beach settings. **"Tanned at the First City Reception"**: Features dialogue between Mr. and Mrs. Hicks about sun-tanning—apparently a new or noteworthy phenomenon, suggesting indoor city life versus outdoor summer activities. **Bottom panel**: A disgruntled character amid ruins mentions losing money due to "bad season" and cyclone damage—likely satirizing theatrical producers' complaints about summer weather affecting business. The overall humor targets upper-class leisure culture, fashion absurdities, and the seasonal anxieties of entertainment industry figures.