The Wasp — 1895 — page 551: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains miscellaneous social commentary rather than focused political cartoons. The "Round and About" section satirizes various Bay Area figures and institutions: - **Bridget** (top illustration): Mocks a cook's pretentiousness about coffee quality—a jab at servants affecting refined tastes. - **Bank security**: Ridicules overly cautious banking policies toward strangers and employees. - **Shelby Martin**: Satirizes a man entering into multiple hasty marriages. - **Miss Harraden**: Criticizes a female author who avoids writing in bad weather. The illustrations mock middle-class social pretension and romantic folly typical of *Wasp*'s satirical targets. The *Royal Baking Powder* advertisement at bottom was standard magazine filler of the era.