The Wasp — 1895 — page 1045: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct stories with illustrations: 1. **"Une Victime de Vanité"** (A Victim of Vanity): A narrative about Bohemian life in San Francisco, featuring characters named Philip and Rosette. The story critiques artistic pretension and vanity in the city's art scene, particularly mocking a character who serves as an artist's model. 2. **"The Bachelor Girl"**: A poem satirizing unmarried women, suggesting they're self-sufficient but emotionally unfulfilled because they've never loved a man—a critique of female independence that reflects period gender attitudes. 3. **"The Embarrassments of Divorce"**: A brief comedic sketch about divorce proceedings. The page uses both text and illustration to mock Bohemian artists, female independence, and social pretension—typical satirical targets for *The Wasp*.