Judge — June 20, 1925 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This two-panel satirical illustration by A.B. Tremboth contrasts Victorian-era social expectations with fashion reality at the seaside. The top panel shows a woman arriving at the shore laden with enormous luggage and accompanied by porters and attendants—depicting the excessive baggage and entourage supposedly necessary for a proper seaside visit. The bottom panel presents what she actually wore: a revealing bathing costume with a feathered hat, stockings, and a belt. The figure stands confidently amid beach-goers, suggesting the satire mocks both the pretentious over-preparation shown above and, likely, the scandalous brevity of women's actual bathing attire for the era. The joke targets Victorian hypocrisy—the gap between elaborate social conventions and practical reality, while also potentially satirizing changing (and controversial) women's fashion standards.