The Wasp — 1894 — page 443: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains a play excerpt ("The Wasp") and several prose sections, with minimal cartooning. The main illustration shows a figure bending over at a beach—likely depicting a comedic or satirical moment, though its specific reference is unclear from the image alone. The text includes social commentary on marriage and women's roles. One section mocks the "business success" of marriages between wealthy men and supposedly "ruined" women (Don Juan references), satirizing how financial interest overrides moral judgment in society. Another piece discusses boxing promoter Peter Maher and prize fighters, and a final advertisement promotes Tamarack as a medicinal remedy. The overall tone is satirical commentary on social hypocrisy and commercialism.