The Wasp — 1888 — page 114: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **literary content rather than political cartoons**: poems ("How She Would Take It," "A Woman Suffrage Epigram"), humorous dialogues, and anecdotes with titles like "French Gold—German Silver" and "Cash!" The **suffrage epigram** is the most topical content, satirizing women's suffrage advocacy. It dismisses suffragists' arguments through humor, suggesting their cause is trivial compared to "Apollo's Ravishers" and other concerns. The various **comic anecdotes** mock middle-class anxieties—pretension, wealth, bargain-hunting—with no clear political targeting beyond general social satire. **No identifiable political figures or caricatures appear** on this page. The content represents *The Wasp's* general satirical approach to social manners and domestic life rather than specific political commentary.