The Wasp — 1895 — page 937: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising**, with one small satirical cartoon titled "Straightened Out" featuring a man in formal dress and a woman in a wedding gown. The cartoon's dialogue suggests a joke about marriage expectations: A man (likely "Guy Roy") has recently married Mrs. McBride, and the woman asks what the situation is. The punchline appears to play on the phrase "straightened out"—implying the man's chaotic life has been corrected or reformed through marriage, a common satirical trope about matrimony "civilizing" bachelor men. The cartoon reflects early 20th-century gender attitudes portraying marriage as a transformative (and humorous) institution for unruly men. Without additional context about specific public figures, the satire targets general marital stereotypes rather than particular individuals.