The Wasp — 1893 — page 65: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertisements** with one embedded satirical dialogue labeled "WHAT HE ORDERED FOR DINNER" and "THE LAST BRICK." The main cartoon content depicts a humorous exchange between an exasperated diner and an increasingly frustrated waiter. The gentleman repeatedly requests items (wine, tempus fugit, pea soup, etc.) that the waiter cannot provide, growing irritated at each refusal. The satire mocks both pretentious restaurant dining and incompetent service—the diner's increasingly absurd requests mirror the waiter's inability to fulfill even basic orders. "The Last Brick" section below appears to be brief comic dialogue, though it's unclear without fuller context. The rest of the page consists of period advertisements for champagne, patent medicines, and other products typical of early 20th-century American magazines.