The Wasp — 1891 — page 521: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains **social commentary and gossip** rather than political cartoons. The main illustration is labeled "Social Chatter" by Satanella and depicts a fashionable woman's portrait. The text discusses: 1. **Street behavior**: Men playfully jostling each other on San Francisco streets, described as "scrooging"—apparently a contemporary term for this roughhousing. 2. **Social announcements**: Weddings and engagements of upper-class women, including Miss Eleanor Kinne marrying William Irving French. 3. **Cultural events**: Theater performances and a "Song Recital" at Steinway Hall. 4. **An anecdote about W.H. Rhodes**, a lawyer and writer, humorously depicting him purchasing ribbon at a dry goods store while confused about fabric terminology. The satire targets social pretension and male ignorance rather than politics.