The Wasp — 1890 — page 215: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains satirical commentary on Washington society and politics. The main text discusses Speaker Reed calling Representative W.W. Morrow of California to account over "deliberations of the House," and mentions Attorney General Johnson arriving to discuss jurisdiction in the "killing of David S. Terry by [unclear]." The illustrated scene shows a domestic drama at a nightclub involving characters named Jagson and an "Unknown Fair," with heavy-handed dialogue about infidelity and emotional manipulation. The satire appears to target Washington's political elite and high-society scandals—using gossip about romantic entanglements and social embarrassments to mock the pretensions and moral failings of the powerful. The specific political references are period-specific and unclear without additional historical context.