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# Life Magazine Easter Number, April 5, 1888 This is the cover of Life's Easter issue (Volume XI, Number 275). The large decorative title "LIFE" dominates the top in ornate Victorian lettering, with "Easter Number" displayed below in flowing script. The central illustration depicts a fashionably dressed woman in 1880s attire standing amid Easter symbolism—a prominent sun and flowering plants. She wears an elaborate dark jacket with decorative elements and an ornate bonnet, embodying the "Easter parade" tradition of displaying new spring fashions. The image celebrates Easter as a secular fashion event rather than primarily religious occasion—a common satirical theme in Gilded Age publications. The woman's refined pose and expensive clothing suggest Life is commenting on the commercialization and vanity associated with Easter festivities among wealthy Americans.
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NEW YORK, APRIL 5, 1888. NUMBER 275. Entered at the New York Post Office as Second-Class Mail_Matter. Copyright, 1888, by Mitcueit & Minter. comicbooks.com