The Wasp — 1895 — page 508: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical magazine page features a cartoon titled "Quite Different" depicting a romantic outdoor scene. A man in striped clothing plays a mandolin while reclining, with a woman beside him in a relaxed pose. A wine bottle sits nearby. The caption references "Miss Dimple" giving someone "the cold shoulder" at a hop (dance), contrasting with this intimate scene. The joke appears to be about romantic inconsistency—the woman is portrayed as rejecting someone at a social event but then behaving quite affectionately in private. The illustration satirizes courtship conventions and female behavior of the era, suggesting hypocrisy or calculated romantic tactics among young women of the period.