Life, 1905-09-21 · page 19 of 26
Life — September 21, 1905 — page 19: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not satire. The upper two-thirds features a Caswell Club Cigars advertisement targeting wealthy gentlemen, emphasizing Cuban tobacco quality and refined taste. The ad lists multiple distributors across major American cities. The lower section promotes "The Honeymoon," an artwork by C. Allan Gilbert—a artist known for optical illusions. The text references his famous earlier work "Vanity," which depicts a skull that transforms into a woman at her vanity mirror depending on viewing angle. "The Honeymoon" apparently employs similar double-image technique, though the small reproduction here makes the second image unclear. This represents early 20th-century Life magazine content: **advertising luxury goods to affluent readers alongside art promotion**—not political commentary or satirical cartooning.
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CASWELL CLUB CIGARS APPEAL TO THE CULTIVATED TASTE OF INTELLIGENT JUDGES AMONG GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE THE LEISURE AND THE DISPOSITION TO DISCRIMINATE AND SELECT. CASWELL CLUB CIGARS ARE MADE OF THE BEST TYPES OF TOBACCO GROWN IN CUBA. THIS LEAF TOBACCO !S STRIPPED, CURED, RIPENED AND SLENDED IN CUBA BY THE CUBAN LAND AND LEAF CO. THE CIGARS ARE ONLY ROLLED AND SHAPED HERE-JUST AS THE FINEST SHERRY IS IMPORTED IN CASKS FROM SPAIN AND BOTTLED IN THIS COUNTRY. CASWELL CLUG CIGARS ARE MILD AND AT THE SAME TIMC HAVE CHARACTER, FINE AROMA, FING FLAVOR AND ARC NOT CXPENSIVE. ACKER, MERRALL & CONDIT COMPANY, New York CHARLES B. PERKINS & COMPANY, Boston J.S. HILL & CO., Cincinnati SPRAGUE, WARNER & COMPANY, Chicago WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN CO., Toledo LOUISIANA TOBACCO CO., New Orleans M. BLASKOWER CO., San Francisco. TWO PICTURES IN ONE In addition to being a portrayer of the beautiful, Mr. C. Allan Gilbert possesses a rare artistic ingenuity. Every one remembers his “ Vanity"—a skull from one point of view, and a beauty at her toilet from another. “ The Honeymoon” is equally ingenious and more agreeable. LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY 17 WEST THIRTY-FIRST STREET NEw YoRK After C. Allan Photogravure, 19 by 2 comicbooks.com