The Wasp — 1894 — page 273: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts a domestic scene with a woman confronting a man, captioned "Proof Positive." The humor appears to satirize marital infidelity suspicions. The woman holds what looks like evidence (possibly a letter or note), while the man appears defensive. The surrounding dialogue snippets—including comments about "deacons rubbed off" and references to infidelity—support this domestic conflict theme. The cartoon likely mocks Victorian-era anxieties about marital fidelity and the comedic absurdity of domestic "detective work." The woman's aggressive posture and the man's apparent guilt suggest she's caught him in some transgression, playing on contemporary stereotypes about suspicious spouses and unfaithful partners. The page is primarily advertising (railroads, steamships), with this cartoon as entertainment filler.