The Wasp — 1895 — page 807: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical sections and illustrations typical of early 20th-century American humor magazines: **Main cartoon (lower left):** Shows four men at a table in what appears to be a restaurant or club, captioned "REASSURING." The waiter's line about something being "a genuine old Madeira" (wine) is undercut by his admission it's actually "dirt"—satirizing pretentious establishments serving inferior goods while maintaining false sophistication. **Text sections** discuss society figures and current events, including commentary on horseman Nick Hall, Pinskins' racing practices, and fashion trends (football hair, longer front locks). **Right column:** Contains social gossip and a humorous exchange between schoolgirls about geography and religion. The overall tone mocks social pretension, incompetence, and fashionable absurdities of the era. The page concludes with a Royal Baking Powder advertisement.