The Wasp — 1895 — page 470: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

**Left Cartoon - "Frisco Celebrities"** This caricature depicts a man with an exaggerated face conducting invisible orchestra members. The caption references holding "a candle to Herr Scheel" and mentions a "Pass-the-Hat-Around Director" who cannot get a "baton" or "dime." This appears to satirize a local San Francisco musical conductor or orchestra director, likely mocking his conducting style, fundraising difficulties, or modest stature in the music world. The specific figure is unclear without additional context about 1890s Frisco musical personalities. **Right Content** Includes a romanticized poem "Ode to the Bloomer Girl" about women cyclists in practical clothing, an illustration of a woman on a bicycle, and brief comedic dialogues. The text mocks both fashionable pretense and working-class concerns, typical of period satire.