Life, 1889-01-24 · page 14 of 16
Life — January 24, 1889 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **commercial advertising page** rather than a satirical cartoon page. The masthead notes "By Special Appointment to the Queen of England," a common marketing claim of the era meant to convey prestige and quality. The page features luxury goods advertisements targeting wealthy New York consumers: Haviland china dinner sets, French and Scottish fabrics, the "Top Royal" hat, folding beds, and imported British products (Crosse & Blackwell jams, Liebig's meat extract). Notable is the **Redfern Ladies' Tailor** advertisement at top, offering spring fashions with samples by mail for women unable to visit New York—suggesting both the reach of mail commerce and gender-specific shopping limitations of 1889. The repeated emphasis on imported European goods reflects the era's association of European craftsmanship with quality and status. H.B. Kirk's wines and liquors advertisement underscores the market for luxury goods among the affluent. This page reveals late 19th-century consumer culture, advertising practices, and class assumptions rather than political satire.
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By Special Appointment to the Queen of England. ALL WINTER MODELS AT HALF PRICE SPRING SEASON, 1889. NEW MODELS AND CLOTHS ABOUT FEB. 20th, LADIES unable to visit New York can have samples and sketches free by mail. HAVILAND CHINA AT FIRST HANDS. Dinner Sets a Specialty “WN? [email protected]. The above design, and several others just received, made specially for the Paris Exposition of May next, are now on view, and for sale by FRANK HAVILAND, No. 14 Barclay Street, Below the Astor House, New York City. 4 kG French and Scotch Cotton Dress Fabrics, Highest Quality French. Sateens, Superior Quality Scotch Zephyrs, In elegant d ns and colorings; the sale of which is confined ex- clusively to our firm. Being one of the Largest Import- ers of Cotton Dress Fabrics in the United States, we are in a position to command the very newest and best goods manufactured. 126%28 Chealiuwt Sr Philadelphia UNIVERSALLY POPULAR WORN BY THE WELL-DRESSED TOP ROYAL FOR SALE BY MEN’S FURNISHERS. MANUFACTURED EXCLUSIVELY BY CORLISS BROS. & CO., TROY, N.Y. NEW YORK OFFICE, 76 Franklin Street. CABINET AND UPRIGHT "| FOLDING BEDS ALL STYLES, ALL PRICES. For Sale by all Furniture Dealers Send ‘for Catalogue. ANDREWS MFG. CO., ) 686 Broadway and 76 Fifth Ave., NEW YORK. Crosse & Blackwell’s FRESH FRUIT JAMS, Made from English Fresh Fruits AND REFINED SUCAR. ARE SOLD BY ALL GROCERS IN THE UNITED STATES. ~ Treen CHICAGO OFFICE, 247 & 249 Monroe St. Perfect fit guaranteed in mail orders. 210 FIFTH AVE., through to 1182 BROADWAY, NW. ¥. JAMES McCREERY «& CO. Call attention to the display of New Goods, for Spring and Summer Wear, in their vari- ous Departments. Plain and Faney Silks, Dress Goods, Flannels, Sateens and Ging- hams, for Ladies’ and Misses’ Dresses, in the choicest pat- terns selected for the coming season. , Write for Samples while the lines are unbroken. BROADWAY & 11th ST., New York. H. B. KIRK & CO. Can supply for the Sick-room, for Grand Dinners, for Family Use, RELIABLE WINES AND LIQUORS THAT ARE WELL MATURED. ALSO MEDIUM AGES. No other House can furnish ‘OLD CROW RYE.” 69 FULTON STREET, 9 WARREN STREET, BROADWAY AND 27TH STREET. ESTABI The finest Meat-Flavoring Stock, USE IT FOR SOUPS. Beef Tea, Sauces and Made Dishes,| EXTRACT OF MEAT N.B.—Genuine only with fac-simile of Baroih,\? Liebig’s signature in BLU INK across lab Sold by Storekeepers, Grocers and Druggist: Lrgsic’s EXTRACT OF [TTAN. 24. 188.