The Wasp — 1896 — page 744: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** (page 19) from *The Wasp* magazine, filled with hotel and restaurant advertisements for San Francisco and the Pacific Coast. The page includes three **cartoon illustrations**: 1. **Upper illustration**: Two women in Victorian dress with the caption "WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR CHARITY." The accompanying text suggests social satire about wealthy women who claim charitable intentions while actually seeking personal benefit or attention. 2. **Lower illustration**: Labeled "A TIMELY QUESTION," depicting what appears to be a domestic scene with figures in conversation, likely satirizing contemporary social attitudes or behaviors. The specific satirical points are unclear without fuller context, but both cartoons appear to mock hypocrisy or pretension among society figures—characteristic of *The Wasp*'s satirical approach.