The Wasp — 1877 — page 356: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page is primarily a letters column where *The Wasp* magazine responds to reader submissions. The masthead illustration shows personified figures labeled "ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS" at a desk. The responses mock various correspondents' writing quality, subject matter, and appropriateness for publication. *The Wasp* rejects submissions deemed too lengthy, poorly written, or unsuitable for their satirical format. One response criticizes a correspondent named "Jenkins" for submitting an overly detailed account about someone's wedding. The section functions as editorial commentary, allowing the magazine to humorously dismiss reader submissions while maintaining satirical control over their content. A poetry section titled "Music and Echo" appears below, dated San Francisco, December 23rd, 1877.