The Wasp — 1893 — page 143: what you’re looking at

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This page contains two distinct pieces: **"When His Wife Is Out of Town"** is a humorous narrative about a husband's domestic behavior changing when his wife travels—he neglects housekeeping, indulges in socializing, and becomes unkempt. The satire mocks male domesticity and suggests husbands need wives' management to maintain standards. **"Bad as Democrats"** describes a Ladies' Mutual Gossip Reform Sewing Society meeting where women attempt to restrict gossip but fail, with members continuing to spread rumors and criticism. The title's comparison to Democrats appears to mock both the women's inability to follow their own rules and, satirically, Democratic Party discipline. The right side features furniture advertisements unrelated to the satire.