The Wasp — 1889 — page 431: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains a serialized literary work titled "The Wasp," not a political cartoon. The text is a narrative story—likely fiction or satire—describing encounters between a narrator and a Russian princess, involving characters named Madame Gravier de Miret, Monsieur Bonbon, and the Marquis de Miroilles. The story appears to involve romantic intrigue and social commentary about aristocratic behavior, with references to French and Russian nobility. However, without accompanying illustrations or clearer satirical framing on this page itself, the specific political or social targets remain unclear. The page functions primarily as literary content rather than visual satire.