The Wasp — 1890 — page 271: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains theatrical reviews and social commentary mixed with advertisements. The top two cartoons depict social interactions—one showing an author offering play tickets to a young man and his friend, the other showing a young man proposing to a daughter while her father objects. The "Other Peoples' Money" section discusses California real estate transactions and state tax policy, appearing to critique speculation and the complexity of property dealings. The "Lager Beer" section advertises a brewery partnership between John Wieland of Pennsylvania and Chicago breweries. The bottom cartoon and accompanying dialogue mock gender relations, with a young husband and wife debating whether women are more sensible than men—light satirical commentary on domestic life typical of the era's humor magazines.