The Wasp — 1895 — page 712: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two satirical story sections and advertisements rather than a political cartoon. **"Led to the Slaughter"** presents a dialogue between a woman and man negotiating marriage expectations. The woman seeks a quiet domestic life; the man demands she host social events and entertain his friends' wives. The satire mocks rigid gender roles and marital power dynamics of the era—specifically the tension between wives' domestic aspirations and husbands' social ambitions. **"The Professor Kept His Word"** recounts an anecdotal joke: a San Francisco professor, annoyed by students' hat-wearing indoors, announces bats will be removed. When students ignore this, he later discovers they've all left their hats behind—he removed their *heads* instead. This is dark humor playing on the professor's threat's literal rather than intended interpretation. The page is primarily advertisements for wines, wheels, and financial services.