The Wasp — 1895 — page 889: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and business notices** with one small cartoon. The main illustrated content shows a couple, captioned "AND HE BOUGHT HER A NEW BONNET," depicting a dialogue about marriage and financial concerns. The cartoon appears to be a domestic humor piece—the man asks if the woman objects to marrying him, she worries about "misfortunes," and he dismissively responds that she shouldn't worry about a man's misfortunes. The satirical point is unclear without fuller context, but it likely mocks either male financial irresponsibility or women's anxieties about economic security in marriage. The surrounding ads for steamship lines, wines, and patents reflect 1890s San Francisco commerce. The overall page emphasizes that *The Wasp* was primarily a vehicle for local business advertising alongside social satire.