The Wasp — 1894 — page 28: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily **advertising and directory listings** for San Francisco hotels and restaurants from 1894, with one small illustration labeled "NOT THE LIGHT HE WANTED." The cartoon depicts a man and woman in Victorian dress with the caption suggesting domestic tension—the man objects to his wife keeping the house lit after midnight, interpreting her action as a deliberate slight. The humor relies on a husband's assumption of marital defiance over a practical matter (lighting costs), playing on period anxieties about domestic authority and wifely obedience. The bulk of the page consists of commercial advertisements for establishments like the Brooklyn Hotel, Nevada Restaurant, and Occidental Hotel, reflecting *The Wasp*'s reliance on paid advertisements rather than editorial satire on this particular issue.