The Wasp — 1881 — page 458: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a late 19th-century political cartoon titled "...IN THE NEW" (full title cut off). The scene depicts what looks like a formal diplomatic or governmental reception outside a building with Russian Orthodox church domes visible in the background. The central figures include men in formal dress and top hats, with exaggerated facial features typical of period caricature. A woman in Victorian dress appears prominently. On the right, mounted soldiers or Cossacks are shown. The cartoon likely satirizes American diplomatic relations with Russia or Russian immigration to America, given the architectural and military elements. The caricatured expressions suggest mockery of either the foreign delegation or American officials receiving them. However, without the complete title and publication date visible, the specific political event or scandal being lampooned remains unclear.