Life, 1900-08-23 · page 19 of 20
Life — August 23, 1900 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily an **advertisement page** for Life magazine's art prints, not political satire. However, the cartoon captions offer social commentary: **"Of Course You Can Tell Fortunes with Cards"** mocks superstition—showing a man explaining fortune-telling logic to a skeptical woman, satirizing people who believe in card divination. **"Oh! Where are those strong-minded resolutions?"** appears to show figures in a rural or outdoor setting, likely critiquing the failure of New Year's resolutions or similar pledges (a recurring theme in period humor). **"A Good Game for Two"** depicts people in conversation, the title's double meaning suggesting both literal games and romantic/social interaction. The page advertises hand-printed proofs of illustrations by artists including (likely) Charles Dana Gibson, available for framing as gifts. These were marketed as superior to cheaper reproductions from the magazine itself.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
SET RES: PROOF IMPRESSIONS OF LIFE’S ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATIONS Copyright, 1900 by Life Publishing Co. Price. $2 00, Copyright, 197, by Life Pubitehing Co. Price, $2.00. OF COURSE YOU CAN TELL FORTUNES WITH CARDS. OH! For instance, if the jack of clubs comes between the four and ten of diamonds, and the following card happens to be the deuce of spades, it means that the next offer of Where are those strong-minded resolutions, marriage should be accepted. IFE publishes proofs of the best work of all its leading artists, including Mr. Gibson. These proofs are HAND-PRINTED, ON JAPANESE TISSUE PAPER, mounted and matted ready for framing. They are attractive and artistic decorations for any house, and are as suitable presents—wedding, birthday, or for any occasion—as one can give. These Original Proofs are not to be confounded with the cheaper prints cut from books or back numbers of LIFE. The double: page pictures, size 15 x 20 inches, cost two dollars each, smaller pictures one dollar each, and can be purchased of leading art stores and stationers, The Trade Supplied, Handsomely printed catalogue contain- ing one hundred and twenty minia- tures sent on re- ceipt of ten cents. be—strange.” Copyright, 1897, by Life Pabiiabtag Co. Size, 10x 15. Price, $1.00, A GOOD GAME FOR TWO. All of our goods sent flat, by express, carefully packed, carriage charges free, to any address in the United States or Canada on receipt of price. Address: LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, NEW YORK. comicbooks.com