The Wasp — 1892 — page 423: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several short satirical stories rather than political cartoons. The sections include: **"She Was Properly Coached"** - A narrative mocking a young woman from the Southwest being trained by wealthy New Yorkers to become a "society girl," suggesting the artificiality of upper-class social pretense. **"A Disgusted Soldier"** - A story about an Irish infantryman in Texas frustrated by a sergeant's constant criticism, satirizing military discipline and ethnic stereotypes of Irish soldiers. **"Likely He Would"** and **"Fashion and Folly"** - Brief comedic dialogues about social behavior and relationships. **"Strange but True"** - A short anecdote about a race. The satire targets social climbing, military inefficiency, and class pretension—typical late 19th/early 20th-century American satirical magazine content. No specific political figures appear identifiable on this page.