The Wasp — 1895 — page 1085: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This sketch depicts a fashionably dressed woman sitting on rocks overlooking a coastal landscape, likely Catalina Island off California. The illustration is titled "At Catalina" with a subtitle referencing "The Wasp" publication. The partial visible text mentions "Now, each girl and lad / And debate with themsel[ves]," suggesting social commentary about young people at this leisure destination. The satire appears directed at leisure culture and perhaps the pretensions of fashionable society visiting resort locations. The woman's elaborate dress and composed pose—sitting alone gazing seaward—may mock idealized romantic notions of seaside retreats or the performative aspects of fashionable recreation among the upper classes. Without the complete text, the specific social critique remains partially unclear.