The Wasp — 1890 — page 463: 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, captioned "HE ADMIRES THE FRAME," depicts a man viewing artwork—likely satirizing California's nouveau riche who collected art as status symbols. The text sections mock San Francisco's social elite: P. Huntington and Mrs. Peter Donahue (likely railroad-wealth families), Mrs. M.A. Burnes, and others are described with gentle ridicule about their pretensions, travel plans, and social climbing. The smaller pieces—"How to Command," "Gulchaw," and "Laughing at Him"—appear to be humorous anecdotes about military discipline and romantic misadventures, typical of *The Wasp's* satirical approach to contemporary society gossip and human foibles rather than serious political critique.