The Wasp — 1896 — page 916: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The top three panels depict a French caricaturist's commentary on hunting technique. A rotund man (Marius) demonstrates shooting methodology in a rural landscape, with the caption "I do my shooting on the same principle as I play billiards," followed by "How is that?" and "No fun in shooting any other way." This appears to be satirizing a particular French figure's approach to sport or strategy. The lower sections show unrelated domestic and cycling vignettes, likely other European humorous illustrations. The page concludes with an advertisement for Roos Bros overcoats, ulsters, and macintoshes. Without additional historical context, the specific identity of Marius and the satirical point remain unclear.