The Wasp — 1895 — page 361: what you’re looking at

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This page contains a satirical column titled "The Old Maid's Diary" alongside various advertisements and a section called "He Was There." **The Cartoon/Column:** "The Old Maid's Diary" mocks upper-class San Francisco society, particularly society women and their pursuits. The text ridicules "Philanthropy" (a wealthy woman's employee) for her patronizing charity work, criticizes fashionable church attendance, and satirizes elaborate wedding preparations and wedding-guest fashion obsessions. The humor targets the superficiality and pretension of elite society women who concern themselves primarily with clothing, social events, and appearances rather than substance. **"He Was There"** appears to be a brief humorous anecdote about a boarding house character. The page is primarily **advertisements** for photo-engraving services.