The Wasp — 1895 — page 710: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical page mocks San Francisco society figures and local politics circa early 1900s. **Top cartoon** ("Ye Hobart Crowd"): Ridicules the Hobart social circle for laughing at Country Club members, depicted with exaggerated dress and affected manners. **Middle cartoon** ("Ye Webster"): Shows Webster as a caricatured figure wielding a fishing rod above drowning victims, satirizing his leadership of the Golfish Country Club as destructive or incompetent. **Right section** includes dialogue mocking Governor Jim Rudd's health treatments and Colonel Chadbourne's appointment. The "Singing Lesson" cartoon appears to ridicule pretentious music instruction or amateur performers. The overall tone targets local elite social clubs, their members' vanity, and political figures through exaggeration and witty barbs typical of Wasp's satirical style.