The Wasp — 1893 — page 502: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is the cover of *The Wasp*, Volume XXX, No. 25 (San Francisco, June 24, 1893), priced at 10 cents. It features a formal portrait of **Frederick W. Lees** with a distinctive upturned mustache, wearing formal evening attire with bow tie and jacket pin. The text references "See page 8," indicating the main article about Lees appears inside. Without access to that content, the specific reason for featuring Lees on the cover remains unclear. However, as a satirical magazine, *The Wasp* likely commented on his public activities or prominence in San Francisco society or politics during 1893. The formal portrait style itself may be part of the satire.