Life, 1897-12-04 · page 33 of 34
Life — December 4, 1897 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a LIFE magazine advertising page, not a satirical cartoon. It contains two advertisements: 1. **Top section**: Promotes framed proofs of original artwork from LIFE magazine as gift items for birthdays, weddings, and holidays. The elegant illustration of a fashionable woman suggests the refined taste associated with owning such art. 2. **Bottom section**: Advertises "LIFE'S COMEDY," the eighth installment of a comedy collection featuring thirty-two pages of illustrations by notable cartoonists including Gibson, Wenzell, Van Schaick, Johnson, and Sullivant. This particular issue is titled "Fads and Fancies"—a fitting topic for a satirical magazine that frequently mocked contemporary social trends and fashions. The jovial figure with the overflowing bowl appears to represent comedic abundance or indulgence, reinforcing the entertainment value being sold. Both ads emphasize LIFE's role as a publisher of illustrated humor and social commentary.
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‘LIFE: Framed Proofs of Originals FROM ‘LIFE: What Shall I Give? For a Birthday, Wedding, Engagement, Anniversary or Holiday Gift, there is nothing more appropriate, in better taste, or likely to be so appreciated, as a Framed Proof of an Original Picture from LIFE. TRY IT AND SEE ROOFS of any of the original drawings from LIFE will be furnished on application, suitably and daintily framed in cither a gilt, an English oak ora white frame. Large double-page proofs, including trame and transportation within one hundred miles of New York, $4.00. Single- page, or smaller proofs, $2.00. Proofs without frames at half the above rates. Make selections from files of LIFE, and when ordering state the particu- lar style of frame desired, and orders will be promptly filled. Proofs are the same size as illustrations in LIFE Send for LIFE’S Picture Gallery Life Publishing Company 19 and 21 West 31st Street, New York 81.00 #%1.00 A YEAR A YEAR LIFES COMEDY. HE Eighth Number of LIFE’S COMEDY is now ready. It contains thirty-two pages of beautifully printed illustrations on heavy calendered paper, with a specially decorated cover printed in colors. Price Twenty-five cents. Subscriptions One Dollar a year. Drawings by Gibson, Wenzell, Toaspern, Van Schaick, Johnson, Sullivant, and others. This Number is entitled... “Fads and Fancies” Address L|FE PUBLISHING COMPANY 19 West Thirty-first Street, New York City 81.00 $1.00 A YEAR A YEAR comicbooks.com