The Wasp — 1881 — page 499: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains three separate articles with no visible political cartoons: "Wine Labels," "The Women Folks," and "Two Love Scenes." "Wine Labels" discusses a collector's anecdotes about German wine bottle labels and vineyard imagery, particularly from the Rhine and Johannisberg regions. "The Women Folks" presents brief satirical vignettes mocking women's behavior—including a woman rejecting a suitor's proposal, a burglar interrupted by a woman's vanity, and anecdotes about female ridiculousness and vanity. "Two Love Scenes" appears to be dialogue satirizing romantic exchanges between lovers named Paula and Jerusha. The content is primarily text-based satirical humor rather than visual political commentary, typical of *The Wasp's* general satirical approach.