Life, 1891-10-08 · page 2 of 16
Life — October 8, 1891 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satire or political commentary. It contains five separate commercial advertisements from what appears to be a late 19th-century issue of *Life* magazine: 1. **C.G. Gunther's Sons** - furrier offering jackets, cloaks, and mantles 2. **Stern Brothers** - hatmaker displaying trimmed hats and bonnets from Paris 3. **Brewster & Co.** - carriage manufacturer on Broadway 4. **Lewando's** - French dyeing and cleaning establishment 5. **Gorham Mfg. Co.** - silversmith displaying solid silver goods The two illustrated figures at top appear to be fashion plates showing women's formal attire of the period, typical advertising imagery for the era. There is no discernible political or social satire on this page—it's a straightforward commercial layout targeting wealthy New York consumers.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
- LIFE - C;G:GUNTHERS: SONS: FURRIERS 21.8 JACKET S-WRAPS:CLOAKS‘ANDMANTLES SHOULDER CAPES-PELERINES-CRAVAT TES ‘CHOICEAND EXCLUSIVE-DESIGNS: ‘ehe8ss2t MODERAT EPRICE S: seeteasstth 484-FIFTHAVENUENEW-YORKCITY: Stern Brothers | TOW" “CARRIAGES, are now displaying a choice collection of Broughams, and all the Fashionab TRIMMED Varieties for Fall and Winter use, no on view at our Warerooms, Hats : Bonnets BROADWAY, 47th to 48th st. insisting qos it the BREWSTER & CO. Leading Paris Houses together with those of Their Own Design. All parts entering into the construction of our vehic are made on the premises, insuring uniform excellence. West 23d Street, N.Y. CLEANSING AND DYEING.| +¥ ho ONE ae The Newest London Neck Dress. za / French Dyeing and Cleansing Establishment, CHARLES HAUPTNEH MAIN OFFICES: 17 Temple Place, Boston, 365 Fifth Ave., NewYork. BRANCH TICES: 7, , car gad Stress Broadway. near apth St tgp Ninth Ave,cor.1548.{ 1280 BROADWAY (Cor. 33¢ Street), New Yor A RARE COLLECTION Of choice wares in SOLID SILVER is shown this season by the Gori! Mrc. Co. The assortment comprises not only articles of domestic util (OF BROOME 8ST.) + _ new COLOUR VERe, SEW, (Dress Shirts to Order a Specialty.) recognized for grace and solidity of construction, but elaborate and higl ornamental pieces in beautifully executed designs. GORHAM MFG. CO., SILVERSMITHS, Broadway and 19th St., New York. comicbooks.com