Life, 1886-06-24 · page 19 of 21
Life — June 24, 1886 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire or political commentary. The main cartoon illustrates a domestic scene where a mother prepares for travel with her daughter, who reminds her not to forget Lundborg's perfume products—Edenia and Rhenish Cologne. The dialogue humorously depicts these fragrances as absolute necessities ("we can't get along without them"), exaggerating their importance to fashionable ladies. The cartoon serves as an advertisement hook, using gentle humor about female vanity and travel preparations to promote luxury toiletries. The image and accompanying testimonial from a London journal position the products as refined, tastefully packaged gifts suitable for ladies. The page also contains unrelated period advertisements for sporting goods (A.G. Spalding), mineral water (Vichy), cigarettes (Kimball's), bicycles, and engraving services—typical of late 19th-century *Life* magazine content.
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“Mama! Don't forget to put in the Edenia and Rhenish Cologne. You know we can't get along without them.” “Well, give me the Edenia; | want the Rhenish Cologne in the hand-bag to use on the way.” LUNDBORG’S PERFUME, EDENIA. LUNDBORG’S RHENISH COLOGNE, If you cannot obtain above in your vicinity send your name and address for Price List to the manufacturers, YOUNG, LADD & COFFIN, 24 Barclay Street, New York. The Young Ladies’ Fournal (London) says : Edenia {s one of the most delicate and agreeable of perfumes; it suggests the odor of many favorites. Lundborg’s perfumes are very tastefully put up in neat little boxes, and are suitable offerings to give to any lady.” LAWN AND FIELD GAMES. Every variety suitable for out-door sports for ama- teur and professional. (We claim for our goods they are unexcelled, and our prices as low as anywhere.) A. G. SPALDING & BROS., ‘ “ & 108 MADISON STREET, 241 Broapway, CHICAGO. NEW YORK, “BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.” THE ONLY GENUINE VICHY IS FROM THE SPRINGS OWNED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNMENT. &c., &c. HAUTERIVE ; Prescribed for the Gout, Rheumatism, Diabetes, Gravel, Diseases of the Kidneys, AND. CELESTINS GRANDE GRILLE—Diseases of the Liver. HOPITAL—Diseases of the Stomach, Dyspepsia. To be had of all respectable Wine Merchants, Grocers and Druggists. KIMBALL’S SATIN Straight Cut Cigarettes. People of refined taste who desire exceptionally fine cigar- sties penould use only our ti it Cut, put up in satin nokete and beues of 10s, 20s, ss and 100s. 14 Prize Medals WM. S. KIMBALL & CO. ND UE ENGRAVING RK PL comicbooks.com