Life, 1895-03-14 · page 7 of 18
Life — March 14, 1895 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 167 This page features two photographs of **Marion Crawford**, labeled as "from a portrait taken in Rome" and "from a recent photograph." The accompanying text describes Crawford's work as using "broad margins and large type" for American publication in "traditional British three-volume form," noting his "thoroughly Italian" costume ideas combining fifteenth-century Florentine with later Mosaic styles. Below the photographs is a dialogue section titled "SOME ARE IMAGINATIVE," featuring characters named Jimson, Weed, and Witticusse discussing politicians' lack of imagination. Witticusse critiques false advertising copy ("Lines to a Gas Company"), suggesting intentional deception to appear realistic. The page appears to satirize both artistic affectation and commercial dishonesty.
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WOULD YOU? OULD you raffle the down of the butterfly ? Or scatter the violet’s dew ? Would you rub the soft check of the peach awry ? Or rumple the roses? Would you? And the first loving kiss of an unkissed maid, The fairest bloom ever that blew, As sweet and as frail as the flowers that fade— Whoever would take it? Would you? W. D. Ellwanger. MARION CRAWFORD. FROM A PORTRAIT TAKEN IN ROME, works with broad margins and large type, so that they might go forth tothe American public in the traditional British three-volume form, As will be seen from our portraits, Mr. Crawford is thoroughly Italian in his ideas of costume, usually combining the fifteenth century Flor- entine styles with the later Mosaic. SOME ARE IMAGINATIVE. IMSON: Politicians are a practical set—nothing imagi- J native about them. Weep: I don’t know about that. Morton imagines he is Governor. WITTICUSSE : What do you think of these “ Lines to a Company ?” PIrricu The metre is false. Witticusse: That's done intentionally to make it real- MARION CRAWFORD. istic. FROM A RECENT PHOTOGRAPH. comicbooks.com