The Wasp — 1895 — page 466: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is the cover of *The Wasp* magazine from June 15th. The cartoon depicts two fashionably dressed figures at a California beach, with other beachgoers visible. The caption references "Miss Boston" asking about "the unprecedented display of Tribbys you see decorating the sand at every bathing beach" in California. The satire appears to mock the emergence of a new beach fashion or trend—likely the "Trilby" (possibly a hat style or garment). The joke suggests that California's beach season brings out ostentatious or ridiculous fashion displays. The cartoon mocks both the pretentiousness of East Coast visitors ("Miss Boston") and California beach culture's adoption of whatever fashionable items are currently in vogue, regardless of practicality.