The Wasp — 1894 — page 158: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and entertainment listings** for San Francisco theaters and attractions, with one article about Princess Jeanne Soraji ("The Hoodoo Lecturer from Hindostan"). The featured cartoon shows **Princess Jeanne Soraji**, a real public figure who apparently lectured on physiognomy—the pseudo-scientific practice of reading character from facial features. The article's satire targets her claims: it mocks how she supposedly reads people's personalities from narrow foreheads and contracted eyes, suggesting her "science" is superficial observation dressed up as expertise. The surrounding advertisements promote various theaters, orchestras, and attractions typical of early 1900s San Francisco entertainment, making this primarily a **cultural/entertainment page** rather than hard-hitting political satire.