Life, 1910-03-24 · page 3 of 44
Life — March 24, 1910 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising content** rather than satirical editorial material. The top features a **Gorham Company advertisement** for wedding invitations and stationery, emphasizing quality craftsmanship for formal social announcements. Below is a **J. & J. Slater shoe advertisement** showcasing women's footwear. The ad includes a small cartoon illustration (left) of two women in conversation, with a caption: "Say, Jenry, if she wants to know who bust his article, tell her dis is de way we gets it, see!" This appears to be casual, humorous dialogue using period working-class vernacular, though the connection to shoes is unclear—it seems disconnected from the shoe promotion itself. The page primarily serves as a commercial vehicle for luxury goods targeting affluent readers of Life magazine.
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Wedding Invitations Wedding invitations and other social announcements may be ordered of the Stationery Department with every confidence that the production will be made on time and in absolutely correct form in every detail—Gorham Quality in this as in every branch of the business means the best that can be created. Te Gorhame¢c Silversmiths 5th Avenue & 36th Street 17 and 19 Maiden Lane The Value in Slater Shoes From the selection of leath- ers among the high grades ct hides to the Modeling and Making of Slater Shoes, ex- pert eyes and hands direct every detail—this conforms with the Slater creed of giving the best possible sat- isfaction. Accepted implic- itly by the best. dressed New Yorkers as the absolute standard of elegance, durability and comfort in foot-wear. 38 |Although Slater Shoes and Boots are sold to |thousands who insist on the best, no matter what the cost, still it must not be supposed that our exclusiveness runs to prohibitive prices. Some ideal values in shoes for both men and women ]are priced as low as $5.50 and $6.00, but could j not be equalled anywhere else at that price. | MAIL ORDER SERVICE. Hundreds of cur out of town people desire to wear Slater Shoes the same as worn by the fashionable New Yorker. Ovr mail order department is now ro perfected that we can insure a eatisfar Esey serie by peat es though shopping in penoa. Send for our book and instructions for measute ments and TELL MEX DIS IS DE WAY WE GETS IT, SEC! '? For 50 years New York's most fashionable bootmakers Send for Illustrated Catalog |Broadway, Corner 25th Street, New York