The Wasp — 1894 — page 115: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from the satirical magazine *The Wasp* contains several unrelated humor pieces and social commentary: **"Frisco Celebrities"** features a caricatured dandy in formal dress, mocking a vain San Francisco socialite who brags about his appearance and romantic conquests. **"Preparing for Country Cousins"** satirizes the affectation of wealthy urban women preparing to entertain visiting rural relatives, suggesting they put on airs during social season. **"Plenty of Them Here"** appears to mock wealthy men and women, with dialogue about a "remittance man"—a British social type supported by family money sent from home, often considered a burden. The remaining items are brief satirical notes on contemporary issues: Boston's dress codes for women, a suicide by hanging, Colonel Irish wearing formal collars, Olympic maid wrestling, bitumen pavements, and milkmen.