The Wasp — March 13, 1880 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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# "Modes—Morning Wrapper" (The Wasp, Page 534) This page features a fashion illustration titled "Modes—Morning Wrapper, Plate V," showing a woman in an elegant salmon-colored cashmere morning gown. The accompanying text discusses practical dressing for the current period (apparently during Chinese expulsions from Chinatown), emphasizing that fashionable women can look elegant while remaining prepared for emergencies. The page also contains unrelated brief news items and gossip, including notes about Mrs. Sarah Green of Vermont's fortune, a lawsuit about damages, and various social commentary. The satirical magazine uses the fashion plate as its main visual content, with sidebar commentary typical of period society journalism. No specific political cartoon is present on this page—it's primarily a fashion-focused issue with miscellaneous news tidbits.