The Wasp — 1891 — page 205: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and fiction** rather than political satire. The central illustration shows a couple in Victorian dress with the caption "A Chicago Version," accompanying a short story titled "Little Lizette" by Katherine S. Alcorn. The story depicts a sentimental encounter between two children. Below are humorous brief dialogues: "His Maiden Trip" (about an awkward train passenger), "Repartee" (a restaurant exchange about square meals), and a final joke about San Francisco policemen resigning after a drunken hotel-keeper incident. The page is dominated by **San Francisco business advertisements**—liquor dealers, piano companies, insurance firms, and other local merchants—typical of 19th-century magazine revenue models.