Life, 1899-10-12 · page 2 of 20
Life — October 12, 1899 — page 2: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis This page is **primarily advertisements** rather than satirical content. The main features are: 1. **Arrow Brand Doniphan** (25¢) - a cigar ad by Cluett, Peabody & Co. 2. **The Gorham Company** - a large advertisement for handwrought wedding silver, emphasizing their superiority in metalwork craftsmanship 3. **Stern Bros** - promoting fall corset imports 4. **George Barrie & Son** - advertising a complete edition of Balzac's works with high-quality illustrations and printing The center image appears to be a **literary illustration** (possibly from Balzac), showing two figures in period clothing in a landscape setting. No political satire or social commentary is evident—this is a commercial publication page showcasing luxury goods and fine editions typical of early 20th-century *Life* magazine advertising.
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25 ¢ DONIPHAN CLUETT.PEABODY & Co. MAKERS RIVIERA VILLA FOR RENT, Paroished (American Furnitore and Stelaway Grand Piano), Five large bedrooms and comfortable servi Beautifal gardea, will be cared for by owner. At ALASSIO, midway between Nice and Genoa, Large English and American colony, with church, | Ubrary, lawn tennis club, and Engitah doctor, | Address ALASSIO, care The Express, Buffalo, N.Y. HANDWROUGHT WEDDING SILVER INCE their exhibition of Martele, or Handwrought Silver, at the Waldorf-Astoria, two years ago, the Gorham Company, silversmiths, have been perfecting the art, until it now rivals that of the famous metal workers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Its originality is therefore evident. he growing refinement of the public taste has been recognized, while the skill and enthusiasm of the silversmith have responded in a most satisfactory manner. The Gorham Company stands first and alone in this new development of handicraft. Many excellent specimens will be offered for inspection for autumn weddings. THE GORHAM COMPANY SILVERSMITHS Broadway and Nineteenth Street, New York Stern Bros direct attention to their Fall Importations of their celebrated Classique Corsets in new models, specially designed for the present mode of costumes and of exclusive materials Included are several very desirable styles, made of Silk Broche Batiste in all colors and exquisite effects, $6.75, $7.75, $0.2 West 23d St In ART qualities The BARRIE editions of Ralzac, the supreme novelist of the century, are admit- tedly the best examples issued, and have no equal in the world, The TEXT is printed on paper of super- fine quality from type made especially for these editions, Etchings, printed on Japan paper, by FAIVRE, LOS RIOS, OUDART, LE SUEUR, JEANNIN, DEBLOIS, NARGOT, MONGIN, GAUJEAN, DECISY, ETC., After drawings by ADRIEN-MOREAU, TOUDOUZE, CORTAZZO, ROBAUDI, VIDAL, FOURNIER, CAIN, BUSSIERE, ETC. ‘The plates, prepared especially for this edition by the best French water-color painters (who alone are capable of illustrating Balzac), are unequaled ; they are printed on Japan paper of the best quality in the highest style of art, and are liberally distributed through the pages. Reduction of a drawing illustrating the works of Balzac, published and copyrighted, 1899, 69 George Barrie & Son. COPYRIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN BY JAMES HENDERSON In LITERARY qualities M. W. HAZELTINE, in N, Y, Sua, says: “ADMIRABLY PRINTED AND ib LUSTRATED, Tus 1s NEITHER ABRIDGED NOR EXPURGATED, asd Is THE ONLY ENGLISH VERSION woe MAY CLAIM TO PRESENT EVERYTHING CONTAINED IN THE ED/T/JON DEFINE TIVE BROUGHT OUT IN PARIS.” THE ONLY COMPLETE EDITION “There is only one way to understasd Balzac, and that is to read his works and to read them consecutively, ‘Then the whole of the structure gradually looms up before the eye like a vast cathedral, To read a nord! here and there from his pen is like trying t0 understand and appreciate the pyramids by examining a sample stone, Balzac’s wort stands or falls in its entirety. He himself it dicated this when he arranged his Edition Definitive."—Philadelphia Inquirer. Full information, specimen pages, etching, prices, etc., will be promptly furnished by te publishers. GEORGE BARRIE & SON 1313 WALNUT Street, PHILADELPHIA comicbooks.com