Life, 1893-03-30 · page 27 of 28
Life — March 30, 1893 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **commercial advertisement** for P. & P. Gloves, specifically their "Fontaine" brand. The illustration depicts a humorous domestic scene: two women admiring a portrait of "Miss Jones" painted by "Mr. Brush." One woman compliments the artist's attention to detail, particularly noting the gloves in the portrait, confidently predicting they are Fontaine brand. The joke is a gentle, tongue-in-cheek endorsement: the gloves are so well-made and flattering that even in a portrait, their quality is unmistakable. The accompanying text emphasizes that Fontaine gloves fit properly and won't tear—presented as a guarantee of quality. The page lists various glove styles (Chaumont, Berthold, Fontaine) with prices and button lengths. At the bottom, Pings & Pinner (the manufacturer) offers dealers and customers information and a 10% discount incentive. This is early 20th-century consumer advertising using light humor to sell women's gloves.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
- LIFE: In i WH) i “WHAT a lovely portrait you've made of that Miss Jones, Mr. Brush. She would never know herself in that charming picture, would she, Nell?” “Never: and how wonderfully Mr. Brush has managed the details. Notice the gloves. I'll wager they are Fontaine! " HE brand ‘‘FONTAINE”’ on the inside of a glove is a guarantee that the glove will fit and that it won’t tear. It is the best of the P. & P. Gloves. Retail Price List of P. & P. Gloves. FACTURED ASSTACTURED rN os > goie TURES Crowes) eS EONTANE > &E BE: BaP: CHAUMONT. BERTHOLD. FONTAINE. FER PAIR S-Hook Dressed... 00 &-Button Length, Undressed, {Large Buyon, Dri 4 Large Button Dressed.” ‘ Mousquetaire.........ccseeeseeeee ooo $1.25 zoe ie SHHook Undressed: i 6-Button Length, Dressed, Mousquetaire.. 1.28 = 7" Undressed i t* “ 2 so ” ” ” ye &-Button Length, Mousquetaire, Undressed E-Botton Length, Dressed Mousquctaire... 1.80 ae : * b. eed 'f your dealer does not heep these gloves, inform us of the fact, and we will send you the address of our nearest agent, and inclose you with same a card entitling you to a discount of 10 per cent. on the first pair which you pur- chase of our celebrated Fontaine Glove. PINGS & PINNER, 384 & 386 BROADWAY, N. Y. comicbooks.com