Puck — July 31, 1878 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple comic strips satirizing beach and seaside bathing culture. The left column shows three separate gags: 1. **"Footsteps in the Sand"** — Women in bathing suits complaining their dresses feel loose after swimming, mocking how wet garments cling differently than dry ones. 2. A scene with women warning each other about "blue goggles" to preserve eyesight, likely referencing sun glare or beach hazards. 3. **"Clam Chowder Big Bowls"** — A man attempting to get his "money's worth" by eating an enormous serving, a joke about gluttony and value-seeking. The right side shows a beach/amusement park scene. These cartoons satirize middle and working-class leisure culture, mocking bathing fashions, vanity, and consumerist behavior at American seaside resorts during Puck's era (likely early 20th century).