Life, 1892-12-29 · page 44 of 47
Life — December 29, 1892 — page 44: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not editorial content or satire. It contains three distinct ads: 1. **Redfern** (top left): A fashion house advertising winter novelties—wraps, coats, gowns, and capes—for driving, traveling, and walking. The illustration shows an elegantly dressed woman in period costume. 2. **The Decorator and Furnisher** (top right): A trade journal promoting subscriptions ($4/year) devoted to art furniture, interior design, and home decoration. It emphasizes being "the only one of its kind published in this country." 3. **Pennsylvania Railroad** (bottom): Promoting luxury tourist excursions to California ("the Golden Gate") via the superbly appointed Pennsylvania Limited train, departing February-March 1893. Tours include accommodations and transportation to major California resorts. There is **no political satire or cartoon content** on this page—it's a straightforward collection of late-19th-century consumer advertisements targeting affluent readers.
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+ LIFE: ip iR edt. er 4y | [he jDecorator and f* urnisher én momeony Hrt Journal . . . . . “i Published in America ) a, Novelties a rd Art Furniture and Furnishings , and Interior Decorations. FOR Driving, f ‘ “THE DECORATOR AND FURNISHER," as its title suggests, is an art journal Traveli = J 4 mai Vy, devoted to the beautifying of the home, advocating the use of artistic furntshings, ng, 7 i We not necessarily expensive, but those which will give the greatest satisfaction to the 5 ‘\ purchaser. ‘ 1]: & MW + c It describes and illustrates modern and antique furniture and furnishings, a Ing . eG f 5 marquetry, porcelain, carpets, carving, upholstery, etc. Pa 4 This most instructive and useful magazine (now in its twenty-first volume) is ly the only one of its kind published in this country, and, in fact, there is no foreign {i = OA gh the Ze publication like it. It gives new and original designs in furniture, the remodeling WRAPS, V f By MH NSS of interiors, draperies, stained glass, mosaics, etc. y F y The Home Workshop is a special feature, giving hints on every conceivable f 7 subject in relation to the adorameat of the home, It describes and illustrates the COATS \ art of arranging cosy corners, Moorish divans, dens, stair landings, settees, win- . ' dow draperies, portieres, dressing tables, mantel pieces, screens for dining-rooms, and for enclosing bay windows, window seats, etc., and the decoration of wali GOWNS Abed OMEN MBI \ | pines! dadon asa ese ANO NOW IS THE TIME TO SUBSCRIBE. fF APES Yearly Subscription, $4. Single Copies, 35 Cts. , THE DECORATOR AND FURNISHER, +1702 IMICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILL., and 1g0 Nassau Street, New York. 210 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK. PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD. THE STANDARD RAILWAY OF AMERICA. Pleasure Tours to the Golden Cate ! AFFORDING AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT CALIFARORNIA. THE TOURISTS TRAVEL BY A SUPERBLY APPOINTED TRAIN OF Pullman Vestibule Drawing-Room, Sleeping, Smoking and Library, Dintog and Observation Cars—an exact Counterpart. of the Pennsylvania Limited. ( FEBRUARY 8tb, 1893, DATES OF STARTING, j MAROR 2d, 1893, MAROH 29th, 1893, The Most Attractive Trips that can be Enjoyed. for fi include all nec y in both direc- EXCURSION TICKETS (irises diss board at Hotel de Corondo, San Diego, and trans. portation to the brincipal resorts of California. For the third tour all necessary expenses are included for the entire time absent. Return limits of tickets for all tours adjustable to the wishes of tourists. Tourist Agent and Chaperon Accompany Each Party. For itinerary containing full information, apply to Ticket Agents, or address Tourist Agent, 849 Broadway, New York, 850 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, or 233 South Fourth Street, Philadelphia. CHARLES E. PUGH, General Manager. J. R. WOOD, Gen't Massenger Agent.