Life, 1896-03-12 · page 2 of 20
Life — March 12, 1896 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertising**, not political content. The left side advertises "Chip's Dogs"—a collection of humorous dog drawings by an artist known as "Chip" who contributed to Life magazine. The right side promotes Life's Comedy section featuring "The American Girl" (25 cents), alongside ads for silk goods, dress materials, and ladies' fashion items from retailers like Stern Bros. The small illustration of a puppy and the elegant drawing of a fashionable woman in period dress are commercial art, not satire. This appears to be from Life's early period when it functioned as both a humor magazine and a venue for advertisements targeting affluent, urban readers interested in fashion and entertainment.
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‘“Chip’s”’ A collection of humorous drawings by the famous “CHIP,” so well known in elsewhere. , handsomely bound, Price, sale by all booksellers, of address on receipt of price by the publishers R. H. Russell & Son, 33 Rose St.. NEW YORK. a Lonel, Constat ite AaCao, Lyons | Silks. Ombre and Plaid Taffetas, Ombre Stripe Taffetas. Impression Sur Chaine, Brocaded and Chiné Silks, and Glace Taffetas, Checks, Stripes, and Plaid Silks. Cameleon White Silks and Satins for WEDDING GOWNS. Novelties for Bridesmaids Dresses. GRENADINES, GAZES, VELVETS. Broadway A sot ot. NEW YORK, Large Quarto 9% x 12, on plate paper $1.00. LIFE: LIFE’S COMEDY. ore first number of Lire’s Comepy, devoted to The Elmevican Givl, It contains 32 pages Dogs. the columns of Lire and is now out. of beautifully printed illustra- tions on heavy calendered paper, with a specially decorated cover printed in colors. price, 25 cents Subscriptions One Dollar a Year. Postage Paid. will be sent posty Drawings by Gibson, Wenzel, Van Schaick, Johnson, Sulti vant, and others. MITCHELL & MILLER, PUBLISHERS, 19 & 21 West 3ist St., New York City. BROAOWAY DALES FOURTH AVE PROADWAY 'e Da SOaSis » FOURTH AVE. Successors roAT.Siewarr & Co, OPENING DAYS——- Silks, Dress Goods Stern Bro are now displaying | Their First Spring Newest, loveliest, richest slugs from alt aaa over the world. The great Rotunda as never more bountifully filled at the start of [Ladies? a Spring season—and never with more lempl-\ W pe ps, ing goods. . We welcome you -lo look, to| pea evamine, lo be at home among them. ‘Capes and THe New Siuxs ineleersrn Nortty THE New Dress Goons miso” Jackets anywhere—a dizzying variety of sorts. the score, and a world of new ex:| Warp effects Chene effects quisites, such as which they are offering Persian effects Roman effects | Mozambique Ombre effects Jaquard effects auzes Chameleon effects Plaid effects Frisse Crepons include every Novelty Scotch Homespun) at Figured Lenos Iridescent Taffetas jin all the new Dresden effects on grounds of Taffeta Crepon Mousseline Peau de Soie Gros de Suez Grecian Satin Grenadine jes of green, blu corn, Nile, heli Satin Duc brown, gray, pink Boursouffle |Eng. Homespun } hot Lenos Etamine Broche Grenadines Covert Cloths * Diagonals Cabli Broche Mohair Natte Very ‘Attractive Pric | |West 23d § |