Life, 1898-04-07 · page 2 of 20
Life — April 7, 1898 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is primarily **advertisements** for luxury goods and services, with one small editorial cartoon. The central cartoon depicts a child holding a sign reading "BLIND," promoting Life magazine's offer to sell "Proofs of the Original Drawings" from the publication. The image is a straightforward commercial appeal rather than political satire—Life Publishing Co. is advertising that readers can purchase framed or unframed proofs of illustrations that appeared in the magazine, with prices ranging from $4.00 to $3.00 depending on size and framing. The surrounding ads feature high-end products: Hollanders gowns and silks, Lyons Spring Silks, Remington typewriters, Whitman's chocolates, and Marvex gloves. This reflects Life's audience of wealthy, fashionable urban readers in the early 20th century.
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HOLCANDERS]. BOSTON: NEW YORK: 202 Boylston Street. 290 Fifth Avenue. Our Latest Importations of Gowns, Silk Waists, etc., Suitable for all occasions, have arrived, which together with our own designs form an assortment Unsurpassed by any Exhibit in the country. We mark our Original Models at only a slight advance over the prices from which we copy same to order. Private Order Department, 2nd Floor. Suit Department, Ist Floor. Where will be found a large variety of Street Costumes, Golf and Bicycle Suits, Pique and Organdie Garden Dresses. iyoné Spring Silks. Plaid, Stripe and Check Taffetas, Taffetas A Bordure et & Volant White Siliks and Satins. Rich Silks for Wedding Gowns, Novelties for Bridesmaids’ Dresses Fancy Silk Grenadines. Crépe de Chine, Printed Satins, Rongcants. India Poularas. Deoadway L 1916 Street, Ni Absolutely Reli Reliable DEUTZ & GELDERMANK Always. AY (France) == “Gold Lack’ emington BRUT 1889 Standard Typewriter A Choice Vintage Champagne NEW MODELS. - H. ARNOLD 27 South Willlam Street NEW YORI CITy | Agent: C. | Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict, 327 Broadway, New York. ) Proois of the Whitman’s, Chocolates (riginal Drawings’ FROM LIFE Framed or Unframed. Tue Marvex (jrovy This Glove, embodying | highest Art in Glove Making and Confections aro welcomed by § yy, all candy lovers > as the most de- lictous product & | J of the confee- § lover's art. Sold everywhere. Whitman's Instantaneous Chocolate 1a perfect in § flavor and quality, ful. Made tn- \stantly with boiling water. STEPHENF. & WHITMAN deli- § clousandhealth- § These proofs of any of the Origi nal Drawings in Lire are hand. printed on Japan paper, mounted on boards and matted, ready for} framing. These originals are not to be confounded with the cheaper prints cut from books and back numbers of Lirr. Proofs are the same size as illustrations in LIFE. Price, framed in cither gilt, Eng- | lish oak or white enamel, | $4.00; unframed, $2.00. The smaller drawings at half these rates, Orver or Your Booksetten ORssses Life Publishing Co. 19G21 West 3ist Street, NEW YORK. is now on sale. Messrs. TREFOUSSE & Chaumont, France, recognizd as the largest buyers of R Kid Skins, and the most a pert manufacturers of Fi Gloves in the world, are ml ing this glove for the uné signed only. The Marvex¥4 appeal at once to all who preciate a superior and fectly shaped glove. B. Altman ¢ NEW YORK.