The Wasp — 1889 — page 33: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a **text-heavy editorial page** rather than a cartoon page. The masthead identifies this as Volume XXIII, Number 2 of *The Wasp*, a San Francisco satirical weekly. The main content discusses several topics: 1. **Miss Gwendolen Caldwell's marriage** to a French prince—satirizing wealthy American heiresses marrying European nobility 2. **Chinese theater violence**—mocking a shooting at a Jackson Street Chinese theater and critiquing Eastern attitudes 3. **Prizefighting/boxing**—commentary on a fight involving someone named Sullivan and a fighter named Mitchell The tone is acerbic social commentary typical of 1880s satirical journalism, attacking hypocrisy among the wealthy, racial stereotypes, and sensationalism in newspapers. Without visible illustrations, the satire relies entirely on written wit and editorial voice.