The Wasp — 1896 — page 1000: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains fashion commentary ("The Foibles of Fashion") mocking San Francisco society's extravagant dress at the Horse Show exhibit. The text satirizes wealthy women's elaborate gowns and the conspicuous consumption involved in creating them. The photograph shows **Miss Agnes Marshall**, described as "a San Francisco young lady who is always gowned in excellent taste"—likely presented ironically given the preceding critique of fashion excess. The right side includes unrelated content: a poem titled "According to Darwin," a profile of "A Lucky Soeurette" (Edna Wallace Hopper, a singer), and advertisements for Hotel Pleasanton. The satire targets the vanity and financial waste of San Francisco's wealthy elite through their obsession with fashionable dress and social display.