The Wasp — 1893 — page 176: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains two sections: the left shows "The Palace Hotel" and "The Queen of the Hotels," with photographs of an elegant San Francisco establishment. The right side features a satirical cartoon titled "A Man's Graceful Attitude." The cartoon depicts a figure climbing or clinging to what appears to be a building, labeled "Revenue Office, P.E. Dist. Cal." (likely referring to a tax collection office in California). The exaggerated posture and the figure's distressed expression suggest this is mocking someone—possibly a tax evader or debtor—desperately trying to avoid or escape revenue collectors. The satire appears to criticize either tax avoidance or the aggressive tactics of tax authorities, though the specific target remains unclear from the visible text.