The Wasp — 1896 — page 644: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and fashion content**, not satirical cartoons. The left side features "The Foibles of Fashion," discussing muslin dress trends and showing a photograph of Mrs. Alvina Heder Willson in an elaborate French evening gown with distinctive puffy sleeves—a fashionable silhouette of the period. The right side advertises **The Wasp's forthcoming special edition** on San Francisco's history, featuring before-and-after photographs of the city taken forty years apart, including old St. Ignatius Church and Fort Thomas Stark King on Geary Street. At the bottom is an advertisement for **Korn's Celebrated Hats**, noting that selecting a good hat is important for a man's appearance. This is a typical magazine layout mixing editorial fashion commentary with advertisements.