The Wasp — 1890 — page 417: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The cartoon depicts two figures on ice skates. Based on the caption "SARCASM ON ICE," the dialogue reads: **She:** "Don't you think I skate?" **He:** "Yes, I do; but my feet don't." **She:** "Well, they are certainly big enough to know their own mind!" This appears to be a domestic/romantic satire about a woman's ice-skating ability and clumsiness—likely she's stepping on or injuring her male companion's feet while skating. The joke plays on the man's polite compliment ("you skate well") met with sarcastic comeback about his large feet being responsible for the problem. It's a lighthearted jab at courtship dynamics and physical mishaps rather than political commentary.