The Wasp — 1891 — page 501: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and satirical commentary** rather than a political cartoon. The main illustrated sketch shows two well-dressed men at a dining table, captioned with dialogue about a man named Jones marrying "a very intellectual woman" — the joke being he should "rejoice" she won't spend money on clothes. The rest consists of short satirical items mocking various topics: Massachusetts jury pay increases, questions about property rights for married women, a crank threatening Jay Gould, the Kansas impeachment case, and commentary on women's fashions like split skirts. Interspersed are advertisements for San Francisco hotels, insurance companies, and printing businesses. The satire targets contemporary social anxieties about women's changing roles, wealth inequality, and judicial systems.