Life, 1892-11-03 · page 16 of 16
Life — November 3, 1892 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page is **primarily advertising**, not editorial content or political cartoons. It showcases luxury goods and services from the early 1900s, reflecting the consumption patterns of wealthy Americans. The ads include fashion (Redfern garments from Chicago and New York), perfumes and cosmetics (Crown Perfumery, Crème Simon), photography equipment, dental care (Dentellaria), soap, whiskey (Overholt, Hotel Brunswick cigars), and other luxury items. The decorative illustrations of fashionably dressed women in elaborate gowns and hats represent the period's high-fashion aesthetic. The one substantive text element—a Murphy Varnish Co. quote about finishing work—is a product endorsement claiming quality matters in varnish application, not satire. The page documents consumer culture and advertising conventions of this era, targeting affluent readers through appeals to refinement, imported goods, and modern conveniences like photography equipment.
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LIFE Redfernas | NEW EsTaBuisiMenT, 1702 MICHIGAN AVE., CHICAGO. CoA: AND BRAIDED GOWNS. WES Fur Trimmed and Lined Coats, Wraps and Overalls. " ey } AND DINNER GOWNS. ) v. hy AN THE EMPIRE WRAP A SPECIALTY. f i) | |! ih FROM OUR LONDON AND PARIS Lh Rae 3 | i) IMPORTED HOUSES THE LATEST “IDEAS,” IN NY) ; ; ¥ GARMENTS for the PRESENT SEASON. See 210 Fifth Avenue, New York. Je Crown Perfumery C& Photographic Outfits and Equipments. (RAB APPLE BLossoys E. &H. T. ANTHONY & CO., 591 Broadway, New York, MANUFACTURERS AND IMPORTERS OF P aA ew ew Photographic Instruments, Chemicals and Supplies, xe} y DETECTIVE AND VIEW CAMERAS IN GREAT VARIETY. — Ss ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES. BOOKS OF INSTRUCTION FOR THE AMATEUR, eens SCHOOL OUTFITS FOR THE YOUNG BEGINNER. and the celebrated 7, AMATEUR OUTFITS FROM $7.50 UPWARDS. Cri OWN I AVENDER SALTS Send for Itustrated Catalogue, s0 years established in this line of business, Sold Brerywhere: Retest Coenterfults, “The finish crowns the work.” | WORTH BOUBEE THE MONEY « Si . . . « R., Chicago, Ill, and receive, lage pale the slickest But, if the finish is mean, it de-| deck of cards you ever handled. Only TEN CENTS per uu Siucatinnse # ick, in stamps or coin. For Cleansing, grades the whole job. ae Beautifying This is truer of varnish than of bees | and Preserving |almost anything else; but you do OVERHOLT not know how to protect yourself. THE TEETH USE The “People’s Text-Book” will UHIGHEY. help you—sent free. ° “ THE FIRST DISTILLERY MURPHY VARNISH CO., MAKING THE ORIGINAL Franxtin Mexeny, President. OLD MONONGAHELA. 2 THE FINEST WHISKEY IN THE WORLD. Newark, Boston, Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago. At All First-Class Druggists. ——— SUPERIOR t Waseline and Cucumbers PIANO, Organ, 823 up. | Want Agts. to BEAT Y chee PRE: “oan at, Wi TASBLINE Greme SIMON nurronons tor softening, a whitening and perfuming th complexion. an Most efficacious for light affections of the skin. BUCHESERS J. SIMON, 13, rue Grange Batelitre. — PARIS PARK & TILPORD. New-York: Drageists, Perfumers, Panev coods stores. Exact Size, | Guaranteed tocontain no rosin, or any Injurioes Down-town Depot : eubstances. Delicacy of Perfume unexcelled. SURBRUG, 159 Fulton St., N.Y. HOTEL BRUNSWICK. Sots U. S. Acawrs, EQUAL TO ANY IMPORTED CIGAR. We prefer you should buy of your dealer; if he does not kee them, mULHENS & KROPFF, New York. Send #1 for sample box of 10, by mail, to JACOB STAHL, JR., & CO., 168th St. and 3d Ave., N. ¥. City: comicbooks.com