The Wasp — 1895 — page 725: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a title/masthead page for *The Wasp*, a San Francisco satirical weekly established in 1876. The page contains publication details, subscription information, and several brief gossip items. The two illustrations appear to be satirical vignettes: "They Scare the Horses" depicts a woman in bloomers frightening a horse—referencing contemporary outrage over women wearing bloomers as scandalous and immodest. "Vengeance is Sweet" shows a dialogue between two women about social revenge, likely satirizing petty society disputes. The text items mock various local figures, including railroad commissioners, a lecturer on art, and socialite Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. The overall tone is gossipy and light satirical commentary on San Francisco society.