The Wasp — 1891 — page 318: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page presents a serialized fiction story titled "The Fate of the Jabberwock," continuing from a previous installment. The illustration shows women in period dress gathered indoors, apparently at some social gathering or ceremony. The narrative concerns a woman's jaw being suppressed or hidden—described as "a terrible thing to have a crime on one's conscience." The story involves laying a cornerstone for a "Home for Inebriates," suggesting a charitable institution, possibly for alcoholics. The embedded dialogue joke ("Proof Positive") depicts two women discussing a man's wealth based on observing a twenty-dollar bill, satirizing assumptions about social class and financial status. The overall content appears to be general entertainment and social satire rather than explicit political commentary.