The Wasp — 1892 — page 548: what you’re looking at

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This satirical cartoon presents a demonic figure holding a Christmas card addressed to "B. Feitzebubu, Brimstone Ave." The card's contents depict scandalous holiday scenes: a woman in a short skirt being admired by multiple men, champagne bottles, and what appears to be morally questionable celebration. Small demonic figures cavort around the main image. The satire criticizes what the cartoonist views as immoral modern Christmas celebrations—particularly the commercialization, sexual impropriety, and excessive drinking associated with holiday festivities. By framing these activities as "the Devil's Christmas card," *The Wasp* suggests contemporary holiday culture represents a corruption of Christmas's spiritual values, replacing religious observance with hedonistic excess.