The Wasp — 1895 — page 765: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The top cartoon mocks an American attempting to pass as a British aristocrat—sporting a monocle, cane, and affected manner. The caption notes how such pretenders fool people into mistaking them for "hairbraised French counts," satirizing American social climbers who adopted European affectations. The bottom illustration, titled "The Ruling Attraction of Life," depicts two women examining what appears to be a man or male figure between them, with dialogue about choices at "the Burlonz trial." This seems to reference contemporary scandal or legal proceedings, though the specific reference is unclear from the visible text alone. Both cartoons target vanity and social pretension in 1890s American society.