The Wasp — 1890 — page 443: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains social gossip and satirical commentary rather than political cartoons. The main illustration shows a couple in a garden setting with dialogue about marriage: the woman asks "So you won't swing me, George?" and the man replies about remembering when he shouldn't have had to ask—a marital joke about declining affection after marriage. The text includes society-column items mocking prominent San Franciscans, including critiques of Prince Albert Victor's work ethic and jokes about local water quality. One section satirizes "Generalissimo of the Lower California Conquistadors," seemingly mocking Mexican-American political figures through exaggerated language about territorial disputes. The overall tone is gossipy, class-conscious satire targeting San Francisco's social elite and ethnic communities.