Life, 1895-01-17 · page 2 of 16
Life — January 17, 1895 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Page Analysis This page is **primarily advertising**, not satirical content. It contains multiple late 19th-century department store and merchant advertisements for New York City businesses: - **Whiting Mfg Co.** (silversmiths) advertises solid sterling silver goods - **E.A. Morrison & Son** promotes a new Ladies' Suit Department featuring exclusive dress designs, cloaks, and wraps - **Hilton, Hughes & Co.** advertises dress goods and trunks/bags - **Stern Bros.** showcases corsets and evening wear The page header reads "LIFE," indicating this is from the satirical magazine, but this particular page is dedicated to commercial announcements rather than political or social satire. The decorative illustrations of silver goods and fashion items are typical period advertising imagery meant to showcase merchandise rather than deliver commentary.
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LIFE Solid Silver (Exclusively.) s Broadway & 18th St. NEW YORK. WE OR Ib Waitinc Mc Co. Silversmiths, iG EVERY ARTICLE BEARING OUR TRADEMARK, THEREFORE PURCHASERS SECURE ENTIRE FREEDOM PROM FALSE IMPRESSIONS. We maxx Soup Sitver onty, OF STERLING QUALITY fWhy FINE E. A. Morrison & Son Have opened their Ladies’ Suit Department and are showing Exclusive Designs in STREET, DINNER, ana EVENING GOWNS, CLOAKS and WRAPS. Unique Fabrics, our own importation, made up in original styles at moderate An cordially solicited. prices. inspection is 893 Broadway. HILTON, HUGHES & C0., Successors te A. T. STEWART & CO. Broadway, 4th Ave., 9th and 10th Sts. Dress Goods. We have sclected $150,000 worth of our best lines—all latest Fall and Winter im- No use to try describe them ve promise the greatest ever seen. Here they a 1.2 Wholesale qualities, 1.73 Wholesale qualities, 3.00 Wholesale qualities, (Not one word more on that subject.) 4th AVE. Dress Goods. 950 Pieces, divided into 3 lots, each to INGS, 36 in., cost 29 cts. ta price : i 15 Lot 2. Lot | Silk and Wool NOVELTY SUIT- Glace NOVELTIES, never seen ) 423 cts less than 54 cts, £0 Lot 3. dtin. Jacquards, stripes and checks ‘48 cts and novelty weaves, cost 1.00, . Corvaant Fo ,| Duck covered, Trunks and Bags. (Basement.) muslin lined TRUNK—38 and 40 inches— Brass elsior lock — tray, etc., never sold less than 8.50. 4 5° Real ALLIGATOR BAG—?} { 87 * Club” leather lined—was 2.75 Grain Leather CLUB BAGS —} oo Best GLADSTONE BAGS — ) grain leather—I16 to 24 inches } G,°° —were 6.00, 2 6 | WROUGHT IRON FIRE DOGS forOPEN FIREPLA 4° A fine assortment of BELLOWS, ranging from 40 cts. to 4.50. Were 6.50, now cut to. Stern Bro& In their Ladies’ Costume Dept’s are displaying an exceptionally choice collection ¢ Corsages in the newest shact ot Miroir Velvets. Ru:sian and Renaissance Laces in the tatest effects. For Reception, Dinner & Evening Wear West 23d St L bi comicbooks.com