The Wasp — 1888 — page 490: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a satirical poem titled "I Easily Don't Know What to Drink" accompanying an illustration of a woman in an elegant dress reclining on a couch. The cartoon appears to satirize **women and alcohol consumption**, likely mocking both temperance debates and upper-class social pretension of the era. The poem's title and content suggest irony about a woman claiming not to know what beverage to choose—potentially commenting on Prohibition-era politics or the contradiction between women's claimed propriety and actual behavior. The facing column discusses **Prohibition party politics** and electoral strategy, indicating this was published during active Prohibition debates in American politics. The overall satirical intent seems to mock both temperance advocates and wealthy social circles navigating alcohol restrictions.