The Wasp — 1893 — page 341: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from the satirical magazine *The Wasp* contains a humorous domestic sketch titled "Mother-in-Law Was Waiting." The cartoon depicts a man arriving home in disheveled condition (apparently run over by a cable car), while his wife and mother-in-law react with alarm in their kitchen. The dialogue humorously captures their concern—the wife exclaims about his terrible state, while the mother-in-law sarcastically suggests he's drunk. The joke relies on the contrast between the man's obviously serious accident and the mother-in-law's dismissive, accusatory response—a common source of humor in the era. The lower half consists of period advertisements unrelated to the cartoon.