The Wasp — 1895 — page 473: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page combines portrait photographs with satirical text commentary rather than traditional cartoons. **"The Queen of Beauty"** discusses Myrtle Giddings, who won the Examiner newspaper's "queen of beauty" contest in California. The satire notes that while she's "unquestionably a very handsome young lady," some disagree with the committee's judgment—poking fun at beauty pageant subjectivity. **"The City Front Circus"** critiques a political cartoon shown to Harbor Commissioners, describing it as satirizing political circus acts. The text mockingly describes a "Chameleon" changing political colors and notes internal military/political tensions. Additional brief items mention License Collector Fred Lees and Director Holden's astronomical work. **"Edgar Briggs"** recounts Briggs addressing an audience with inflammatory rhetoric about the poor, which Wasp presents as absurdly extreme and laughable—critiquing his inflammatory political speech.