The Wasp — 1891 — page 153: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and editorial content** rather than political satire. The left side features business advertisements (pianos, sewing machines, hotels, furniture) typical of a late 19th/early 20th-century magazine. The right side contains an illustration labeled "**Illustrated Expression**" with the caption **"They come high but we must have them,"** showing what appears to be cherubs or angels. Below this are two short humor pieces: "**Things and Comments**" discussing various social observations (an oyster at a church social, matrimonial questions, mustache grooming), and "**Only a Woman's Tongue**" - a satirical essay using literary quotes about women's verbal powers as both weapon and virtue. The content reflects period attitudes toward gender and social decorum rather than political commentary.