The Wasp — 1895 — page 616: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical magazine page contains multiple humorous sections mocking cycling culture and social types of the era. **"The Lost Record"** satirizes a cyclist complaining that their record wasn't recognized by cycling authorities, blending religious language ("Hundredth Psalm") with cycling obsession—mockery of how seriously cyclists took their achievements. **"Multum in Parvo"** depicts Uncle Broadacres questioning Alice about bicycle shoes, joking that she's packed her "whole rig, bloomers and all" into a small parcel—a jab at women cyclists' controversial attire (bloomers were scandalous). **"Globe Circlers"** features Darwin McGrath and his wife circumnavigating the world by bicycle—likely real or famous cyclists, celebrated as adventurous. **"Our Warriors"** shows a caricatured military figure amid satirical imagery, unclear without additional context. The page overall reflects cycling's popularity and the social anxieties it generated.