The Wasp — 1895 — page 689: what you’re looking at

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This page contains several satirical sections rather than a single unified cartoon. **"Cling to Them"** mocks women's fashion, specifically bloomers (loose pants), suggesting they're unflattering and that girls shouldn't wear them—typical Victorian-era gender criticism. **"Boorish Boor-Jay"** appears to satirize bohemian culture in San Francisco, describing pretentious artistic types who affect bohemian lifestyles while maintaining bourgeois values and wealth. The text criticizes their hypocrisy. **"Chapter 84: The Bohemian Club of San Francisco"** contains longer satirical prose describing the club's members and pretensions, suggesting it's a gathering place for wealthy men who pose as artistic or intellectual. The illustrations show caricatured figures in social situations. The overall tone mocks San Francisco's wealthy elite and their affectations of artistic or bohemian identity.