The Wasp — 1894 — page 117: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains several satirical pieces rather than one unified cartoon: **"Personalities"** includes anecdotes mocking Edward Fay, a San Francisco hotel bartender known for his pretensions. The humor targets his gullibility and social climbing—he's tricked in a poker game and stripped of his clothes by a Chinese servant, treated as comeuppance for his arrogance. **"A Wreque"** is a brief joke about intellectual superiority: a man questions whether women have broader intellectual grasp, then contradicts himself by listing things men can't discuss—fashion, for instance—undercutting his own argument about masculine intellectual superiority. **"Our Local Democratic Statesmen"** appears to mock General Dimond's militia report, suggesting political self-interest over honest governance. The page exemplifies *The Wasp's* focus on local San Francisco figures and social hypocrisy rather than national politics.