The Wasp — 1892 — page 489: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains social gossip and commentary rather than political cartoons. The "Gossip" column features an illustration of a woman's head, likely decorative rather than a specific caricature. The text discusses San Francisco society figures and events: E.J. Wegsheider's wedding to a wealthy Mission heiress, with mentions of local political figures like Steve White and George Knight. There's commentary on a landlord's penny-pinching repairs, and a humorous anecdote about a woman purchasing shoes for her children in Chinatown. The final section, "Germs of Microbes," discusses food safety and disease transmission—a public health concern of the era—referencing Senator Phelan and the California College of Technology's research on butter contamination. The satire targets both society pretension and poor business practices.