The Wasp — 1896 — page 88: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily advertising and business directory content for San Francisco establishments from *The Wasp* magazine. There is one cartoon illustration showing two figures in Victorian-era dress - a woman and a man - in what appears to be a domestic scene. The man is saying "PERKINS, aren't you afraid to sleep in the same room with a man in that high building?" to which the woman replies "Oh, no. All my pajamas are made with hai[r] on sleeves." The joke appears to be a risqué double entendre playing on period anxieties about propriety and the physical proximity of unmarried or casually acquainted people. The humor relies on Victorian-era sensibilities about modesty and bedroom attire. The rest of the page consists of hotel, restaurant, and business advertisements typical of a late 19th/early 20th-century publication.