Life, 1907-07-11 · page 22 of 24
Life — July 11, 1907 — page 22: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily a **catalog/advertisement page** rather than political satire. Life Publishing Company is selling art prints—photogravures and India prints—featuring romantic and sentimental scenes by contemporary illustrators (Nesbitt Benson, Henry Hutt, A.D. Blashfeld, and others). The page showcases illustrations depicting early 20th-century courtship and domestic themes: a woman choosing between suitors ("Her Choice"), lovers outdoors ("All the World Loves a Lover"), honeymoon romance ("Moonstruck"), and marital contentment ("After the Wedding"). The epigraph from Ruskin frames these prints as decorative art for the home. Prices range from 30 cents to $2.00, positioning them as affordable luxury goods for middle-class consumers. The content reflects the era's romanticized view of love, marriage, and leisure—suitable wall decorations for parlors and bedrooms of the period.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
“A room without pictures is like a room without windows."—RUSKIN Life’s Prints HER CHOICE Smile if you will, But some heart-strings Are clo ked things.” Will Carteton Philtips India Print in Beown, 22 by 18 in $2.00 ALL THE WORLD LOV LOVER Alter W. B. King Photogravure in Black, 20 by 15 in. $1.00 Conytehe 198 by Ute THAT DEFERRED VACATION Alter Nesbitt Benson Photogravure in Black, 15 by 20 in. 50 cents AFTER THE WEDDING MOONSTRUCK Alter Henry Hutt Photogravure in Brown, 20 by 15 in. $1.00 Alter A. D. Blashfeld Photogravure in Sepia, 20 by 15 in 1A cents WHEN A MAN'S IN LOVE Ajter Nesbitt Benson Alter Powers O'Malley Photogravure in Black, 20 by 15 in. $1.00 Photogravure in Brown, 13} by 16 in. 30 cents FRIENDS. Alter Nesbitt Benson Photogravure in Black, 20 by 15 in 30 cents LIFE PUBLISHING COMPANY, 17 West 31st Street, New York comicbooks.com