The Wasp — 1896 — page 745: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** with one satirical cartoon at the top titled "There Would Be Cause." **The Cartoon:** Two women sit conversing. Miss Highton warns Miss Tophill that her elderly husband on Dynestreet is "a man who gets violently jealous without cause." Miss Tophill responds she'll "take good care he never does that." **The Satire:** This is a marital infidelity joke. The humor lies in the double meaning: Miss Tophill reassures Miss Highton by implying she'll be *discreet* about an affair, rather than actually remaining faithful. It's satire on Victorian-era marital propriety and women's secret social transgressions masked by proper behavior. **The Advertisements:** The remainder features typical period ads for champagne, shoes, whiskey, and hotels—standard commercial content of the era.