The Wasp — 1892 — page 461: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two main illustrated sections discussing horse racing and fashion trends, rather than political cartoons. The top illustration labeled "ON THE WING" depicts a horse racing scene with spectators and appears to satirize the popularity of horse racing culture. The text discusses how racing has become fashionable entertainment across American society, describing various attendees from different social classes. It criticizes the obsession with betting and racing as frivolous but acknowledges its cultural dominance. Below, another illustration shows a woman's fashion figure, accompanying discussion of hoop skirts becoming comically exaggerated. The satire mocks how women's fashion had grown impractical and absurd, comparing the hoops' size to actual measurements of cubic feet. The "Science Says" section at bottom quotes text about butter composition—likely satirizing pseudo-scientific justifications for commercial products.