The Wasp — 1893 — page 463: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three distinct pieces of satirical fiction and commentary rather than political cartoons. **"Our Pictures"** (top left) mocks President Grover Cleveland's recent explosions of despotism and threatens to "blast leaves out of the Constitution." The illustration shows a camera setup, but the satire targets Cleveland's executive overreach. **"The Great Unwashed" and "A Supreme Test"** appear to be humorous short stories unrelated to political satire—one about a summer girl, another about romance and social class. **"Fate's Punishment"** (main feature) is a serialized melodramatic story about Llewellyn Percival and Evelina Montague's troubled marriage, illustrated with period engravings. It contains no apparent political content. The page primarily functions as entertainment magazine content rather than political satire.