The Wasp — 1888 — page 38: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This satirical page uses climate and seasonal imagery to comment on San Francisco's variable weather conditions. The top panel labeled "San Francisco 10 A.M." shows a woman dressed for winter encountering someone in summer attire, illustrating the city's famously unpredictable microclimates—a practical complaint about San Francisco weather changing dramatically throughout the day. The caption "Here They Have the Seasons" appears ironic, suggesting San Francisco experiences all four seasons simultaneously in different locations or times. The bottom panel labeled "Diversified Fruits" appears to extend this climate joke into a garden scene, though the specific satirical target is unclear from the image alone. The overall theme critiques San Francisco's notoriously changeable weather as a defining characteristic of the city.