The Wasp — 1892 — page 156: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical humor pieces rather than a single political cartoon. The main illustrated feature, "She Had to Wait," depicts a tall, thin man in formal dress with a woman, satirizing social etiquette and gender dynamics of the era. The text pieces mock various targets: "Do You Know?" contains gossipy jabs at San Francisco society figures and institutions; "Matrimonial Item" jokes about marriage and ice cream (unclear reference); "The Candid Waiter" presents a workplace dialogue; and "Why Hicks Hates Boston" appears to reference a robbery anecdote. The humor relies on contemporary social observations about courtship, class, and local personalities—likely recognizable to 1890s San Francisco readers but largely opaque today without additional historical context about the specific individuals referenced.