Judge — August 5, 1916 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a beach scene with a fortified structure (possibly a castle or military installation) in the background. Two female figures in the foreground are conversing about the tide receding quickly. The satire appears to reference a woman or women's presence at the beach in a way the ocean itself finds objectionable—the joke being that even nature has limits to what it will tolerate. The "limits even to what the ocean can stand" suggests the women are unwelcome or undesirable beach-goers. Without the publication date visible, the specific target is unclear, but this likely reflects early 20th-century social commentary about women's changing beach attire, behavior, or presence in public spaces. The joke mocks women by suggesting their very existence drives away nature itself—a form of misogynistic humor common in Judge magazine's satirical content.