The Wasp — 1892 — page 404: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains a gossip column illustrated with sketches of various San Francisco figures from the period. The main illustrated figure is labeled "A well-known Bohemian, whose tongue wags with pleasing celebrity when the flowing bowl goes round." The text discusses local personalities and social incidents, including references to horseback riding in the Park, St. Andrew's Society dinners, and various scandalous anecdotes about unnamed individuals. One sketch shows someone on horseback; another depicts figures in what appears to be a domestic scene. The satire targets San Francisco's high society through gossipy commentary on their pretensions, romantic entanglements, and social behaviors. Without clearer identification of specific named individuals in the text, precise political references remain unclear, though the overall aim is mocking the city's elite social circles.