The Wasp — 1889 — page 252: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **satirical poems and short humorous prose pieces** rather than visual cartoons. The content includes: **"Charge of Society's Light Brigade"** — A parody of Tennyson's famous Charge of the Light Brigade, mocking San Francisco society figures (McAllister, the "Crazy Four Hundred"). The satire ridicules elite social pretensions and their obsession with status. **Various short comedic pieces** on mundane topics: doctors prescribing exercise, evening entertainments, a child's school experience, baseball, and travel anecdotes. The page appears to be **humor-focused filler content** typical of 1880s-90s satirical magazines, emphasizing witty wordplay and social observation rather than political cartooning. The recurring mockery of "McAllister" and "Four Hundred" suggests ongoing satire of San Francisco's wealthy elite.