The Wasp — 1892 — page 250: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three distinct text sections rather than political cartoons: 1. **"Between You and Me"** - A gossip column discussing a newspaper correspondent's observations about California welfare, a society incident at an Eastern hotel involving ice cream, and disputes over cholera in Malaysia and Singapore. 2. **"Can't Catch C.N."** - A character sketch of someone described as dignified, solemn, stiff, and humorless—"stately spinal column" who never laughs and lacks warmth. 3. **"A Dry-Goods Genius"** - Dialogue between mistress and maid about piano playing and bargains. The page represents *The Wasp*'s satirical commentary through prose rather than visual cartoons, targeting social pretension, bureaucratic incompetence, and mundane domestic situations of the era.