The Wasp — 1889 — page 368: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical cartoon depicts a romantic scenario with the caption "It Is Only A Question Of Time." The illustration shows two women presenting flowers to a man through a doorway while another figure reacts dramatically in the background (left). The cartoon appears to be social satire about courtship and marriage prospects. The women's confident presentation of flowers to the man, combined with the caption suggesting inevitability, satirizes either: - Women's increasing assertiveness in courtship (reversing traditional gender roles) - The man's eventual surrender to romantic pursuit - Marriage as an inescapable social outcome Without additional context about specific 1889 figures or events, the exact targets remain unclear, but the piece mocks contemporary gender dynamics and romantic conventions through exaggerated characterization.