Life, 1914-03-05 · page 6 of 60
Life — March 5, 1914 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **primarily advertising**, not political satire. It contains: 1. **Franklin Simon & Co.** fashion ads featuring "Dressy Silk Spring Suits" with elaborate feathered hats—typical high-end women's clothing from the 1910s era. 2. **White Rose Glycerine Soap** advertisement promoting toilet soap. 3. **Dreer's 1914 Garden Book** promotional material. 4. One small cartoon labeled **"To the Pure All Things Are Impure"** showing a tall, thin figure in a coat—this appears to be mild social commentary about prudishness or moral hypocrisy, though the specific reference is unclear. 5. **Vogue's Spring Pattern** advertisement. The page reflects 1910s consumer culture and advertising practices rather than political commentary.
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Fifth Ave., 37th and 38th Sts, New York New Models at Special Prices Dressy Silk Spring Suits Women's, 32 to 44 bust; Misses’, 14 to 20 years. No, 116—Dressy Silk Suit of moire silk in navy blue, black or green; short cutaway emet” coat, soft draped revers forming vest, collar of white faille silk with black corded silk ornaments, full rounded back belted at waistline, three-quarter set-in sleeves with hell cuff, tunic skirt with two ripple ruffles, “Premet” panel back. Value $79.50 No, 118—Dressy Silk Suit of silk poplin, in navy blue, black or green; short coat, “Callot” model, set-in ki- mono sleeve, Medici collar of em- broidered chiffon, peplum_ on coat graduating to back, fancy silk corded ornaments; soft pleated tunic skirt ending at sides, box pleated hack. Value $59.50 SPRING and SUMMER STYLE BOOK “CORRECT DRESS” Ilustrating “Everything in Ready-to-Wear Apparel,” for ‘Women, Misses, Girls, Young Men, Boys and Infants Mailed out of town on application to Dept.‘N’” lowe: FETE Tih lor will be foand tn Its pages. New Vegetables fale upof eight benvtifel colors. Ten conte per Butler. DRRER'S CARDEN BOOK whh each onder HENRY A. DREER, "}ifingeiphin: bas” WANTED—An. IDEAL come ieple thine “TO THE PURE ALL THINGS ARE IMPURE 5 N tect your ideas, th yhventions an RANDOLPIL & CO., Patent Atterseys, for a Sample ‘Cake Jes look through this pure transparent soap, smell its delicate perfume, and feel its rich, creamy ‘Zather on your face. You will never again be satisfied with any toilet soap less pure and perfect. DTD cyredins Soap Insures a soft, clear, beautiful skin. Three generations of refined women on both sides of the Atlantic have proven its merits. Sold in every country where beauty is admired, or health desired. At your dry goods dealer or druggist. For sumple lake, send 3c amp, of cents i amps wel wey package cor ‘samole cake of No. 4711 White Rose Giycerige Sep. con Die bottle of No. 1h hurh Sule anda sample Lote of No. 471 Eas de Coe No. Ot Liquid White Kore Glycerine Soap. A we, comventent, delightful forvs af UM rfreshing sorp— Sanitary, cconomicni, «Becient. A Dnxnrous sham po MULHENS & KROPFF, Devt. L, _ 25 W. 4Sth St., New Tork U.S. BRANCH OF Ford, wiUTores. 4111 Glorh rosso, Cologne 0/R Grrmeny. EATHERSTONE: Look here, Bobbie, I don’t see you hanging around the parlor as you did when T first came. Bonnie: Not necessary since we got the dictagraph. Tue noise like a snail crawling up the wall of a well is Col. Roosevelt's can- didacy for the presidency making its arduous progress —Courier-Journal. THE GOWN YOU WANTED AND COULD NOT FIND! Probably you will find it, already cut for you in pattern form, among the 250 smart models in VOGUE'S SPRING PATTERN Number, now on Sale comicbooks.