The Wasp — 1895 — page 591: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical sections rather than a single cartoon. "Round and About" describes a "slim youth in knickerbockers" disrupting The Wasp's editorial rooms—likely mocking an annoying visitor or social type. The poem details "south of Market street" youth culture, referencing bicycles, bloomers (women's athletic wear), and "bloomer balls," suggesting satire of emerging leisure activities among working-class youth. "Piety Versus Style" features an illustration contrasting religious devotion with fashionable appearance, likely critiquing hypocrisy among society women. The page also includes brief jokes and a Royal Baking Powder advertisement. The content mocks contemporary social trends: new transportation (bicycles), changing women's fashion and freedom, and class-based leisure pursuits in turn-of-the-century San Francisco.