Life, 1911-05-18 · page 41 of 42
Life — May 18, 1911 — page 41: what you’re looking at
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This is primarily an **advertisement/title page**, not a cartoon. It announces a special issue of *Country Life in America* magazine (May 15th) dedicated to residential architecture and design. The page memorializes **John M. Carrère**, a prominent American architect who died in a taxicab accident on February 12th. The magazine honors him by publishing his final work as consulting editor—a feature on small house design. His portrait appears in the center. The issue promises articles on practical home construction: small-house planning, cost-effective design, summer cottages, portable homes, and kitchen efficiency (notably addressing "the servant problem"—reflecting early 20th-century middle-class concerns about household help availability). This represents the genteel, design-conscious culture of the American upper-middle class, where *Life* and *Country Life* magazines served as arbiters of taste and style. The subscription cost was $4.00 annually for 24 issues.
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OUT MAY ISTH The Little House Number Edited by JOHN M. CARRERE The late John M. Carrére was consulting editor of this special number of Country Life inAmer- ica. Mr. Carrére, who was fatally injured in a taxicab accident on February 12th, was un- questionably one of the greatest archi- tects in this country, and his good taste in matters of house design was second to none. The late J. M. Carrere Fortunately, Mr. Carrére had completed his work as consulting editor before his accident, and the first arti- cle is from his pen, and is illustrated with the work of his firm. Country Life im America This issue will include the following illustrated features: “Better Taste in Small Houses,” by John M. Carrére. “The Essentials of Small-House Plan- ning.” By Harrie T. Lindeberg. “A Small House Giving a Large Effect,” by PhilM. Riley. “A Modest Summer Home on a Large Estate,” by Paul M. Randall. On all news stands. “Building Materials, and Which to Choose,” by Phil M. Riley. “Summer Cottages, Good and Bad,” by Francis Arnold Collins. “Portable Small Houses,” by Francis A. Collins. “A Kitchen Which Solves the Servant Problem,” by C. C. Leffingwell. 24 issues a year for $4.00 Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, New York THE WILLIAMS PRINTING COMPANY, NEW YORK comicbooks.com