The Wasp — 1895 — page 952: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising content** with one central cartoon illustration labeled "WITH DUE ALLOWANCE." The cartoon depicts a well-dressed man presenting money or valuables to a woman in an elaborate dress. The accompanying dialogue suggests a transaction or arrangement: the woman is described as "worthless, no-account," while the man responds that this is "merely relatively speaking." The satire appears to critique **transactional relationships between wealthy men and women of questionable virtue** — likely a commentary on gold-digging or kept women arrangements common in the Gilded Age. The title "WITH DUE ALLOWANCE" suggests allowances paid for romantic/domestic arrangements rather than genuine relationships. The remainder of the page contains San Francisco business advertisements for banks, breweries, insurance companies, and patent flour — typical period commercial content.