The Wasp — 1895 — page 487: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising** rather than editorial content. The main cartoon at top, titled "A Want of Affection," depicts a domestic dispute: a wife accuses her husband of infidelity and emotional neglect, threatening to leave. The husband dismisses her concerns with condescension ("with great dignity"). The satire appears to mock **marital discord and male indifference** to women's emotional needs—a common theme in early 20th-century satirical magazines. The cartoon suggests husbands' casual treatment of wives' grievances. Below are period advertisements for tailoring, champagne, bicycles, carriages, tea, uniforms, and a hotel restaurant—typical commercial content filling magazine pages. No specific political figures or events are referenced; this is general domestic satire combined with commercial space.