The Wasp — 1894 — page 34: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

The cartoon depicts two men in exaggerated caricature style, appearing to represent figures involved in a sensational divorce case. Based on the accompanying article "The Interrupted Honeymoon," this illustrates a legal dispute over Miss Laura Young's divorce from her husband, seeking separation from "the establishment on Stockton street" where she previously lived with Mrs. Charley Fair (née Maud Nelson). The satire mocks San Francisco's high-society scandal involving prominent local families and their marital troubles, which had become fodder for newspapers and public gossip. The "bridal fair" title sarcastically references the circus-like media attention surrounding the lawsuit and the questionable financial dealings allegedly involved in the case.