The Wasp — 1895 — page 209: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**Top Illustration: "Kelsey's Anti-High-Hat Bill"** The "before" and "after" drawings show a woman transformed by wearing an elaborate high hat. The satire mocks both the absurdity of high hats (fashionable women's headwear of the era) and the social pretension they represented. "Kelsey's" likely refers to a proposed bill addressing these hats—possibly regulating them or criticizing their expense. **Bottom Content:** Includes dialogue about income taxes and personal relationships, plus a section titled "What constitutes an ideal Hub?" discussing desirable qualities in men at social clubs. A final exchange between "Fogg" and "Mrs. Pussy" contains a pun on compliments versus obituary notices. **Overall:** The page satirizes Gilded Age social vanity, fashion excess, and gender dynamics among the upper classes.