The Wasp — 1892 — page 315: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* satirizes what appears to be a "clothing war" — likely referencing a commercial or trade dispute. The recurring caption at bottom states: "And if the clothing war keeps on, there is no telling where we shall stop." The sequential comic panels humorously escalate absurd scenarios: a woman at a door, horse-drawn commercial vehicles, a man catching fever, an Indian chief in a carriage, a baseball player swimming, and finally a chaotic tent scene labeled "The San Francisco Cook of 1895." The satire mocks how an escalating conflict (the nature of which remains unclear from context alone) could theoretically spiral into complete societal chaos. The various occupations and scenarios suggest the disruption would affect all social classes and professions indiscriminately.