The Wasp — 1894 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains multiple satirical pieces about San Francisco society. "The Old Maid's Diary" mocks elderly women attempting horseback riding, portraying them as clumsy and ridiculous. The main cartoon, "Taking a Constitutional in the Park," depicts what appears to be street performers or con artists operating in Golden Gate Park—likely Turkish or Middle Eastern figures engaging with naive San Francisco society women, suggesting they're exploiting tourist gullibility. A smaller illustration, "Practicing for the Street-Crossings," satirizes women's nervousness about urban navigation. The text criticizes fashionable women adopting questionable trends (like wearing socks instead of stockings) and mocks police tolerance of street hustlers. The overall tone ridicules both wealthy women's pretensions and San Francisco's permissive attitude toward con artists.