The Wasp — 1896 — page 246: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two distinct sections: **Upper section**: An article titled "The Modern White House" discusses a San Francisco department store (the "White House" at Kearny and Post streets). The accompanying portrait shows Mrs. Louis P. Auzerais, identified as a society woman who obtained a divorce from a wealthy husband. The text describes the store's expanding inventory and luxury goods. **Lower section**: "How It Affected the Mayor" presents three sequential portraits of what appears to be the same man (likely San Francisco's mayor), captioned as Secretary Rogers at different moments, showing his facial expressions changing—presumably in reaction to some news or situation. The captions reference remarks he made, though they're partially unclear in the OCR. The page primarily advertises the White House store while using the mayor's changing expressions for satirical effect.