The Wasp — 1887 — page 89: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three distinct sections: a satirical column ("Our Pictures"), an advice column ("Answers to Correspondents"), and an advertisement for Lundborg's Edenia Perfume. The main cartoon depicts two children at a dresser, with the caption referencing "mama's EDENIA bottle" and "never forgive you, NEVER!" This appears to be humorous domestic satire—the joke relies on mothers' attachment to expensive perfume and children's mischief. The text columns mock various social issues including jury selection, political corruption, and temperance movements. One anecdote ridicules a "temperance man" who secretly drinks whiskey. The overall tone is satirical commentary on San Francisco society, targeting both working-class hypocrisy and upper-class pretension—typical of The Wasp's social criticism approach.