Life, 1913-03-06 · page 57 of 72
Life — March 6, 1913 — page 57: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily **advertising**, not political satire. The left column contains a fashion commentary titled "Not Made in Germany" mocking 1913 Easter fashions—specifically an exotic "Oriental" look with turbans, veils, heavy makeup, beads, and silk garments. The joke is that despite this elaborate, foreign appearance, the wearer is simply a fashionable American woman in the latest styles, not an actual harem resident or cigarette advertisement (a common advertising trope). The remaining content is commercial: ads for Old Town Canoes and the 20th Century Limited train service, plus a brief note celebrating Life's successful campaign against charging for theater programs. The bottom features "The Evolution of an M.D."—four bottles showing a doctor's progression, likely satirizing medical practice or pharmaceutical dependence, though details are unclear.
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Not Made in Germany A jeweled turban bound her tightly banded hair, drawn down low on her brows, beneath which two heavily lidded eyes glowed through a veil Her skin was tinted a sort of orange tan, with spots of deeper orange on the cheeks, and the lips also wore this hue. Strings of beads wound and re- wound her throat, from which was thrown back a collar embroidered in odd Eastern characters. A corner of a silken shirt showed above her lithe, uncorseted w; which a striped sash of Orienta edged with heavily knotted was draped, the weighted ends falling to one side. The close-clinging gown she wore was slashed up from the ground on one side to the knee, and when she moved she displayed trousers of dark silk, gathered at the ankle. Her shoes were of satin, glistening with rhine- stones, She wore heavy rings set with opaque stones, and long jade earrings hung almost touching her shoulders. No, she had not escaped from a harem, nor was she a cigarette adver- tisement. She was the Easter girl of "13, wearing the new make-up and the very latest thing in clothes. Kate Masterson. “Life® Helps There is one cause for congratu- lation. The attempt to establish 2 charge for theatre programmes seems to have met with failure, and has been abandoned. The theatres which tried it found that some of their patrons had the courage to resist it. Lire claims a little credit for kicking strenuously at the imposition and is willing to share it with the New York Morld, the only one of the metropolitan dailies which also dared to register a protest in behalf of the public. That New Canoe is Ready for You “S=> Thousands of canoeists have been promis- ing themselves a better canoe some day. Decide now for this summer. Don't experiment any longer. Come tocanoe head- quarters. Buy a real canoe this time. Your Old Town Cancé is waiting for you._ Designed for speed. ease in hand- ling, safety, durability, Paddles as light as a feather, true as an arrow. 3000 canoes in stock assure prompt Geliveries. Agents every- re. Our illustrated catalog tells the whole truth about honest canoe construction; sent free on request. OLD TOWN CANOE CO. 1233 Middle Street, Old Town, Maine, USA. A Delightful Trip for Your Family Your wife and children will thoroughly enjoy a trip on the world-famous 20th Century Limited between New York or Boston and Chicago. Take them with ou next time. The services of courteous attendants, including a ladies’ maid—the home-like privacy of a stateroom—the picturesque scenery of the ‘‘ Water Level Route’’—the comfort by day and refreshing sleep by night—will make their enjoyment complete. Lv. New York - 2.45 p.m. Lv. Chicago - - 12.40 p.m. Lv. Boston - - 12.30 p.m. Ar. Boston - - 11.55 a.m. Ar. Chicagoe - 9.45 a.m. Ar. New York - 9.40 a.m. The World Famous “Overnight Train’’ THE EVOLUTION OF AN M.D, comicbooks.com