The Wasp — 1893 — page 83: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains a satirical courtroom scene titled "Our Rich Relations," depicting a legal dispute over marriage promises. The dialogue shows a judge questioning a defendant's lawyer about evidence for a broken engagement claim, with the lawyer claiming the defendant wrote love letters—a common legal basis for breach-of-promise suits in that era. The three cartoon vignettes at bottom ("I'll have to hurry up," "An Uneven Obstruction," "Well, if the car ain't stopped after all") appear unrelated, illustrating social humor about everyday mishaps. The page also includes editorial commentary on cycling champion Zimmerman and brief gossipy anecdotes about San Francisco society, typical of the magazine's mix of satire, legal humor, and society reporting.