The Wasp — 1889 — page 437: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple satirical sketches and humorous anecdotes rather than a single cartoon. The pieces mock various social situations: **"She Caught Him"** depicts a police officer stopping a man with watermelon, suggesting commentary on racial stereotypes or class distinctions around food. **"A Tender-Hearted Shiner"** appears to criticize maternal indulgence, showing a mother enabling her son's misbehavior. **"A Day's Shopping"** satirizes wives' excessive spending, a common theme in period humor mocking women's consumer habits. The remaining sections—"Very Annoying," "Enjoying the Sonny Side of Life," and others—present brief comedic dialogues about domestic life, gender relations, and social pretension typical of *The Wasp's* satirical approach to contemporary American manners and morality.