The Wasp — 1891 — page 570: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a humorous article about high society poker playing, featuring illustrations of characters in carriages and at gaming tables. The text references the Prince of Wales (later Edward VII), suggesting this is late 19th-century British satire. The "Resenting the Insult" cartoons mock aristocratic pretension and gambling culture. The narrative mocks how wealthy elites—including titled nobility—engage in card games and attempt to cheat each other. The satirical point appears to be exposing the hypocrisy of the upper classes: despite their refined manners and social status, they're depicted as petty cheaters obsessed with winning money through card tricks. The phrase about "Hamerican gent" suggests mockery of American nouveaux riches attempting to join British society. The overall tone is one of class-based ridicule targeting gambling and dishonesty among the wealthy.