Life, 1905-12-07 · page 11 of 60
Life — December 7, 1905 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a **Christmas gift catalog** from Frederick A. Stokes Company publishers, not a political cartoon. It advertises books and calendars available for the 1908 holiday season. The central illustration shows **two men in formal Victorian dress** (top hats and coats) appearing to examine or discuss something together—likely meant to evoke gentlemanly gift-giving or selection. The page lists illustrated books and calendars featuring outdoor scenes and girls, plus fiction titles. There is **no political satire or social commentary** visible. This is a straightforward commercial advertisement showcasing holiday gift options from Stokes' catalog, organized by category (pictures, calendars, gift books, and new fiction).
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eo PICTURES and By CLARENCE F. UNDERWOOD INDOOR GIRLS tions {rom original water colors ‘t Thr Afternoon Tea Girt 4 Two Con OUTDOOR GIRLS ions {rom original water colors 1. ore and stave 2 The Hammeet Girt 4. The vhblog Girt MUSICAL GIRLS productions from original water col By ANNA WHELAN BETTS The Old-Time Calendar Four superb reproductions of oil pai 1. Wiodieg Varn : 2 The Red Uabretia ‘ ings sie Wilcox Smith and Elizabeth Shippen Green TheChid. J; Send Coupon bel fe ue and Price List, THE HORSE-LOVING GIRL The Cat. — Elizabeth F. Bonsall aga ah a The Dog. —Fllizabeth F. Bonsall pr pallBaia ae semiietlid The Giri. — Florence E. Nosworthy BY CLARENCE F. UNDERWOOD Cosrmawt, 1908, Facormcn AL SroKts Co, CALENDARS By ANITA LE ROY THE BRETON CALENDAR tifl reproductions of oil paintings in full color, life and scenes in Brittany THE ZUYDER-ZEE CALENDAR Five beautiful reproductions. in color, of oil paintings of scenes in Holiand THE LE ROY CALENDAR uctions. in color, of oil paintings representing fe of the outdoor American girl. By ETHEL FRANKLIN BETTS The Georgian Calendar Four superb reproductions of oil paintings The Girl and the Cat The Girl and the Deg The Girl and tne Horse The Girl and Her Pets Clarence F. Une derwood ce F. Underwood Clarence F. Underwood Send Coupon below for Catalogue and Price List, L_ THE BASSES: Fresh-Water and Marine By William C. Harris, and Others. Edited by Lours Rurean, with an introduc- tion by TARLETON H. Beas, and with numerous illustrations in colors and hite by Louis Rites A companion volume to The Brook Trout,” published by the same au but more profusely illustrated and with a binding of nous: stive treatise upon thi tant fish—its habits, hods of capture, etc.— prepared by men recognized in the world of ties. 8v0, cloth, $3.50 net ; postpaid, $3.68. ors some An +, the WOMAN PAINTERS OF THE WORLD fF CATERINA, Vicrt (1413-1463) to Rosa Roxnrur and the Jited by Walter Shaw Sparrow. With 6 photogra more than 2co half-tone engravings. Large to, cl $3.50 net ; postpaid, $4.00. rom the time present day. plates, boxed, THE MEMORIES OF ROSE EYTINGE This is the first time that an important autobiographical \ so low a price. R has acted with most of t ages of th and known many {5 Cloth, 12me et; postpaid, 92 cts. net ; postpaid, rk has been offered at * well-known per nous people of an cai trated, cloth, 12 THE JOY OF LIFE By Lillie Hamilton French A delightful plea for cheerfu Attention is called to the ati 16mo, So cts. net ; s in daily life tractive price at which postpaid, go cts. CHILDHOOD By Mrs. Theodore W. Birney A thoroughly practical book on the training of children by the founder and honorary president of the National Congress of Mothers, Cloth, 12mo, $1.00 net; postpaid, $1.10, IDEALS FOR GIRLS By Mrs. Frank Learned (Priscilla Wakefield) Helpful talks to girls and to the mothers of girls, by one who knows them and has won their confidence. Cloth, 12mo, $1.00 net ; postpaid. OLD PEWTER, Brass, Copper, and Shef- field Plate With 105 illustrations, ind is illustrated inthe same elaborate By N. Hudson Moore. is hook the books HOME FURNISHING : Practical and Artistic By Alic2 M. Kellogg. This book is what practical experience With ss illustrations from photographs, 1 guide to furnishing the home based upon Ghosh, samor bute nets pevinaler Siise SERVING AND WAITING By Eleanor Marchant. With 46 illustrations from photographs. An answer to the ng that rise to vex the young hostess, and » $1.20 net; postpaid, $2.35. CHATS ON OLD FURNITURE for Collectors. By Arthur Hayden, author of * Chats on ete. Fully il ed. Large 12mo, ‘cloth, $: post: $2.00 net; NEW FICTION (Thitd Large Eeition) THE HEART OF LADY ANNE. By AGNES and EGERTON CASTLE hors of Rose of the World,” etc, trations in colors, by Ethel Franklin Betts, head pieces, initials, etc., in two colors, by Fr jor th many of wider expe: With four superb ve ti G. Hall A $9 Cloth, 12mo, $1.50; w ¢ A SERVANT OF THE PUBLIC By ANTHONY HOPE, Illustrated, 12mo, cloth, $1.50. THE BLACK SPANIEL By ROBERT HICHENS, Author of ** The Garden of Allah,” ** Felix,” etc, Illustrated, cloth, $1.50, (Second Edition) THE SPECULATIONS OF JOHN EELE By ROBERT sane Author of **Tekla,” ttc, Mlustrated. by Cloth, $1.50. PUBLISHERS FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY NEW YORK comicbooks.com