Life, 1885-12-24 · page 14 of 19
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This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political content. It features luxury goods marketed to wealthy New York consumers circa 1885. The main advertisements include: **John Redfern & Sons** (top): A high-end London/Paris fur merchant boasting that their garments are "copied by thousands" — a backhanded compliment suggesting their designs are so desirable they're counterfeited. The illustrations show fashionable women in fur-trimmed coats. **Other luxury vendors** include a florist, merchant tailors, and Frederick Keppel (art etchings priced $6-$70 each). **Spalding's ice skates** (bottom): An advertisement offering discounted skates to Life readers as a marketing test, promising satisfaction or money-back. The page reflects Gilded Age consumer culture — expensive clothing, imported goods, and leisure items (ice skating) marketed to affluent urban readers. There is no evident political satire or social commentary; it's a straightforward commercial publication.
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210 FIFTH AVENUE, (NEXT. DELMONICO'S.) FURS 1132 BROADWAY, FURS» Rew York. JOHN REDFERN & SONS LONOON. PARIS, COWES, EING large purchasers of FURS in the natural state, and having them dyed and dressed under their own direc- tion, are enabled to offer Fur Trimmings for Cloth and Fur Jackets and Cloaks at very moderate prices." “Qedfern Gur gacketo” are fitted and made by the same practical tailors and in the same way as their Cloth Coats and Ulsters, ensuring a perfect fit. The Redfern’s copy from none, but are copied by thousands.— Extract The Telegraph. REDFERN, 210 FIFTH AVENUE anp 1132 BROADWAY, © (NEXT DELMONICO’S,) NEW YORK. Artistic Presents Cavanagh, Sanford & Co., $ { | . of Permanent Value. ae hs Merchant Tailors High-class Etchings and En- Z and Importers, gravings, costing, with suttable ATTENTION is called tomy Jardinieres, expecially pre; 16 West 23d STREET, pit d for the Holidays. in Rustic. Earthen and Jrames, from $6.00 to $70.00| tyrciaths Lily ct Valey, Crocus, Narcissus; Tuups cg | Opposite Fifth Ave. Hotel, NEW YORK. f . their own bucb. 7 a , each. Eight separate important | Cit Flovers of the choicest varietics and effective (oli- ages for festooning and decorations always {resh on hand. My Colorado Pine is commended for its novelty and hand- MAKERS OF Etchings published November rst. | wmeness. igs publeshe ember 1st.) swmenew or BEERS, as CxS hicks r is FLORIST, Catalogue fr ee by Mail. No. 297 FIFTH AVENUF. next to. Cor. of ast Street. PAJAMAS AND UNDERWEAR. FREDERICK KEPPEL & |" §paLDING’S PEERLESS CLUB SKATE. THE produced. The material used in the man FINEST Ico Skate yet ufacture of these Skates CO., London, and 23 East 16th is of the vory beat welded, tempered and ‘polished ‘atoel blades, with cut sheet steel foot boards and x he clamps. The fastening is adjusted by means: fa double Giess ane Mah) screw, Wich we oe lever: St.(Union Square), New York. ee eee a at een ren We make’ te ieartne from 8 to 1iif socbon = sent by registered mail upon receipt of price. 4 AEE = Ge) b FLATED rato PLATED, SNES i 5 SPECI .—In to introduce the Skate and asa test of tho value of this paper as an advertising oediens, ony pores cutting out this advertisement and inclosing with it $4.00 for No. 1 Prerless Club or $5 00 for No. O Peerless Club, we will forward Skates by mail nrapaid- Every ‘warranted and can be returned before using, if not entirely satisfactory. We maxe this offer only ‘Mention Lire. until vinuary 1, 1886. Damme and address plainly, | Menton LITE Tiogog, Sry } A82 B Yo ‘Write your A. G. SPALDING & BRO: ABA AN comicbooks.com