The Wasp — 1895 — page 101: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three distinct sections mixing social satire with literary content and advertising. **"Tabitha Twiggs"** mocks Mrs. Scaps, a San Francisco society woman who allegedly bought her way into high society through marriage to a wealthy husband. The satire targets her pretensions and social climbing, suggesting her status is fraudulent—a "horrible fake." **"There He Was"** presents a brief dialogue satirizing temperance advocates, likely mocking reformers who blamed alcohol for moral decay while hypocritically drinking themselves. **"The Divided Skirt"** cartoon (bottom) appears to mock the fashion trend of divided skirts for women, possibly criticizing either the garment itself or women adopting "masculine" clothing styles. The page closes with poetry and literary content, plus period medical advertising for tapeworm treatments—common in late 19th-century publications.