The Wasp — 1891 — page 97: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily text editorial commentary rather than illustrated satire. The main cartoon depicts three figures in a drawing room labeled "Short Young Lady—Ah! I fear I am intruding" and "The Absent Wife and Sometime Unfortunate Debts—Impossible, Mrs. De Brassy; you fill a niche which no one else could fill!" The cartoon appears to satirize high society gossip and marital indiscretions among the wealthy. The editorial attacks municipal corruption and "ring rule" in San Francisco departments, praising efforts to expose fraud in school board and Board of Supervisors dealings. The text advocates for honest government and criticizes both Republican and Democratic party machines.