The Wasp — 1895 — page 278: what you’re looking at

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This page contains social gossip and satirical anecdotes rather than political cartoons. The main illustrated feature is "Old Maid's Diary," showing a caricatured elderly woman's face in ornate frame—likely mocking outdated fashion or spinsterhood stereotypes common to period satire. The text includes brief satirical items: "Her Offense" mocks a woman expelled from a club for "conduct unbecoming a gentleman"; "The Call Booming" discusses a progressive magazine's success; "The New Woman" features a dialogue between a servant and maid about visiting the Portia Club, satirizing women's emerging social independence. A cartoon illustration shows a "naughty boy" with a toy, likely satirizing youthful mischief. The page ends with advertisements, including a Smith Premier typewriter ad.