Life, 1887-11-03 · page 16 of 20
Life — November 3, 1887 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily a **fashion advertisement** rather than political satire. The page features Red Fern, a ladies' tailor at 210 Fifth Avenue in New York, advertising new gowns, coats, wraps, hats, and riding habits. The satirical element appears modest: Red Fern claims **"By Special Appointment to H.M. The Queen of England"** and **"By Special Appointment to H.I.M. The Empress of Russia."** For a modern reader, this is mock-pretentious advertising—claiming royal patronage to suggest exclusivity and prestige. The inclusion of both British and Russian imperial crests reinforces the claim to international sophistication. The page is dominated by surrounding advertisements (silks, pianos, soups, whiskeys, agents wanted) typical of period magazines. The actual satirical commentary, if any, is subtle—likely poking gentle fun at how retailers invoked aristocratic endorsements to market luxury goods to wealthy American customers.
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LADIES’ TAILOR. NEW GOWNS NEW COATS NEW WRAPS BY SPRCIAL AProINTMENT TO NEW HATS H.M. THE QUEEN OF LAND. BY SPECIAL APOINTMENT TO ess or RIDING HABITS «= «™. tue empress OF RUSSIA, Bars — KE = (e@S-a*.QOD =, Iigoies wif GO ocs 805" WuiTTeM(T 2 0GE DRESSING | 'Asitwilt NOTINJURE them) eT warn, RICHARD W. Astor, Jupan i, De. Class of 100 Columbia Law classes at Chastangus Univerniy, ac Het from PROV, LOSETTE: 51 Fifth Ave., Ne 210 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. COLORED SILKS. JAMES McCREERY & CO. | invite attention to their pres- | |} ent exhibit of Imported Col- ored Faille Francaise Silks in Street and Evening Shades at $1.25 per yard and upwards. The excellence of these Silks over those of other manufac- | ture will be readily recognized on examination. They will also, this week, dis- pose of several thousand yards of Rich Silk and Velvet Novel- ties in miscellaneous lengths and designs at a notable re- duction in price. _| Broadway and 11th Street, BGO] S OF RETA nf once denice so Cal ase uO. WILBUM & BOAR, Philadel 0 NEW YORK. use, EVERY PIANO te 00 i | 7 SEND FOR Agents Wanted | States and Canada to sell Serige ee monernitmes © IMERSON PIANO CoBOSTON MASS, Agents Wanted | 2 oaly make quick sales, bat arti- large profits, and have exclu- . @ WANTED (amples FREE HUCKINS’ SOUPS. Agents Wanted st ey seen en | AGENTS fon gesirenentt One agent mede $25 clear in | . Agents Wanted |2.gar Tame iptices fails to clear $100 after working | —" Elec! Green Turtle, Tomato, Mock Turtle, Ox Tail, rar in | Melts, Etc. No risk, quick sales. Territory given, satis: gents | (action guaranteed, Dr SCOTT, B43 Weeee Meer, | Chicken, Mullagatawney, Julienne, Okra or Gum- Agents Wanted | ace siceater working HEADQUARTERS FOR _| 00 Pea, Beef, Consommé, Macaroni, Vermicelli | uasold,’ and money paid_ for Agents Wanted | them will be refunded. Send STRAIGHT WHISKIES, Soup and Bouilli, Terrapin. 6 | at once for our Illustrated Cir- “OLD CROW" AND HERMITAGE RICH AND PERFECTLY SEASONED. _ Require Agents Wanted | culars, they are free. Address, SOUR MASH. only to be heated and are then ready to serve. Put wf in & Nariowat, Novetty Co., Agents Wanted Smithbeld St Pittsburghy Pat quart cans only. These soups were first introduced to the Sold absolutely pure, unsweetened, uncolored, public in 1855, and have always maintained their excellence Various ages. None sold less than four years old. ‘ ad high reputation. Only the very best material ts used Are you Worpaters: | Reliable for medical use. P ° T 0 LADIES! CORPUS LEAN | We have taken every barrel of Rye Whisky | in their preparation. Permanest tod tea Safe, n ide at the Old Crow i SOLD BY NGG ’ eee ter edanal AS on made at the Old Crow Distillery since January 1872. | SOLD BY ALL LEADING GROCERS. Sole Agents for The Pleasant Valley Wine Co. NO POISON, Aoiro-MALENE sever fal to per Full lines of reliable Foreign Wines, Liquors, and \J. H. W. HUCKINS & CO., ‘develop the Hust and Ferm. Non: HL. B. KIRK & Co., Sole Manufacturers, Boston, Mass. 69 FULTON ST., BROADWAY axe 271m ST. §27- Send us twenty cents to help pay ex- AND 9 WARREN STREET. Fess, and receive a sample (pint) can of To- om ‘2515 Madison Square, Poiladelphia, Pa. ESTABLIS‘IED 2853. fate Soup, prepaid: comicbooks.com