The Wasp — 1894 — page 196: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is **primarily advertisements and entertainment listings** for San Francisco venues (Orpheum, New California Theatre, Tivoli Opera House, Golden Gate Hall, etc.), with theatrical reviews mixed in. The visible **cartoon illustration** titled "CRUELLY DECEIVED" depicts two scenarios about fair bathers being tricked: - First bather at Santa Cruz deceived by a man - Second bather "not much fooled on him yesterday"—involving the "lady of the Syndicate Circus" The humor appears to reference **romantic/social deceptions at public bathing venues**, a common satirical subject of the era. Without additional context about the "Syndicate Circus" reference, the specific targets remain unclear, though the cartoon mocks gullibility in romantic encounters at San Francisco Bay Area attractions.