The Wasp — 1892 — page 471: what you’re looking at

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This page contains three distinct articles rather than cartoons: 1. **"Communion of Genius"** - A gossipy anecdote about French novelist Alphonse Daudet's social gatherings in Paris, recounting a story about a young girl experiencing unexplained fits at the Salon. 2. **"Those Giddy Girls"** - Social satire criticizing fashionable young women for wearing men's clothing (jackets, neckties) and frequenting male spaces like afternoon shopping in male attire. The author expresses concern about women abandoning feminine propriety. 3. **"Fallstaff's Song"** and **"It Was a Sight"** - Poems and lighter social commentary. The satire targets contemporary gender anxieties—specifically women adopting masculine dress and transgressing social boundaries. No specific political figures are caricatured; rather, the content reflects late-19th-century concerns about changing gender norms and "New Woman" behavior.