The Wasp — 1895 — page 268: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a title/masthead page for *The Wasp*, "The Pictorial Weekly of the Pacific Coast" and "Oldest Cartoon Paper in Colors in the United States" (established 1876). The main content consists of brief satirical news items rather than cartoons. Topics include: - Governor Morton and General Sickles resembling Samuel Tilden - Senator Hill's modesty about Democratic party disputes - Questions about Ellen Terry (actress) and her twin connection to Coventry - Bishop Fallows's "Home Salon" in Chicago - King Alexander of Serbia's Paris visit - Spanish-American naval matters - Oscar Wilde and the Marquis of Queensberry These are gossipy, society-focused jabs at contemporary figures and events, typical of *Wasp's* satirical commentary on 1890s American politics and celebrity.