The Wasp — January 10, 1880 — page 15: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily an **advertising page** from *The Illustrated Wasp* magazine (page 398). The main content consists of commercial advertisements rather than political satire or editorial cartoons. The largest advertisement promotes **Nicoll, the Tailor** of New York, featuring a woodcut illustration of a well-dressed man and listing clothing prices (pants from $5, suits from $20, etc.). Below that is an ad for **C. Herrmann & Co.**, a hat retailer in San Francisco, with a decorative vignette showing figures. The page also includes smaller ads for a dressmaker (Mrs. M. Wagner), a printing company (J. Borbel Bros.), and on the left side, an article about tobacco use discussing health effects. No significant political cartoons or satire are present on this particular page.