The Wasp — 1891 — page 192: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains satirical dialogue and two illustrations rather than political cartoons. The main content mocks social pretensions through vignettes: 1. **"They Are Friends No More"** depicts a snobbish artist rejecting a potential taxidermist, suggesting class-consciousness among San Francisco society. 2. **"Homeward Bound"** shows a woman discarding her hat, satirizing wasteful wealthy behavior. 3. **"Excitement in Rochester"** features extended medical dialogue debating Bright's disease (kidney illness), likely mocking both hypochondria and the era's uncertain medical knowledge. The satirical tone targets social climbing, frivolous spending, and pseudo-intellectual medical discourse among the affluent. The page demonstrates *The Wasp's* focus on local San Francisco society ridicule rather than national politics.