Life — August 4, 1921 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Picked Up on the Beach" by Cluyas Williams This satirical piece mocks various beach social situations and annoying characters. The cartoons depict: 1. **A woman in old-fashioned bathing attire** being knocked around by waves—commentary on dated swimming fashion or clumsy swimmers. 2. **A couple on the beach** with a man apparently making unwanted advances, satirizing inappropriate behavior. 3. **"Mr. Wimple"**—described as a self-appointed beach "life" who aggressively demonstrates water tricks, dunking people and showing off. 4. **Judge Wilbert Pippenny**—apparently a real local figure who abandons his bathing suit rather than retrieve it when the tide comes in. The humor targets recognizable beach personalities: the fashion-unconscious swimmer, the overeager show-off, and the dignified person humbled by circumstance.