Life, 1914-05-14 · page 42 of 44
Life — May 14, 1914 — page 42: what you’re looking at
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This page is primarily **advertising and publishing notices**, not satire or political cartoons. **Left side:** Phoenix Silk Hose advertisement emphasizes durability and elegance—marketing silk hosiery as both stylish and practical for women. **Top right:** Small ads for Snug Shirt and Shir Gar (a shirt garter/suspender device) promise comfort and adjustability. **Center:** A Vogue magazine advertisement uses humor in its headline: "The Next best thing to being Married is to read the newest Vogue." This playfully suggests that reading Vogue offers unmarried women similar satisfaction to matrimony—implying the magazine provides ideas about weddings, fashion, and household management that married women would value. **Bottom:** Book reviews list recently published titles spanning literary fiction, art criticism, and practical guides on topics like dancing and sex education. The page reflects early-20th-century consumer culture targeting women, with light humor rather than political commentary.
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The Goldfish, (Being the confcssions of a successful man.) (Century Co. $1.30.) ¥ Idle Wives, by James Oppenheim. r (Century Co. $1.30.) f i PHOENIX ! a Me Anthony the Absolute, by Samuel Mer- g i B Eaaee: N R 2, SILK HOSE i win, (Century Co. $1.35.) Py The Rise of the American People, by Roland Greene Usher. (Century Co. THREE STYLES— | $2.00.) SILK OR LISLE. | The Comic Kingdom, by Rudolf Pick- thall. (John Lane Company. $1.00.) Not only is it stylish ‘ Oh, Mr. Bidgood! by Peter Blundell. ‘ (John Lane Company. $1.25.) BES will earn your favor with the very first "SHIR “GAR Adjusts itself to any posture—comfortable, durable, pair you purchase. in appearance, soft, lustrous and shapely, but its remark- able durability is a source ELA A of wonder to all who learn that at last silk hose can be ser- viceable. Made of abso. lately pure-dye thread silk with double knit heel, toe and args eS $2.00 per pair reed woe Men's, 30, to $1SO per pair AT ALLGOOD DEAL Books Received Cubist: Post-Impressionism, by Arthur Jerome Eddy. (A. C. McClurg & Com- pany, Chicago.) Modern Dancing, by Mr. and Mrs, Ver- non Castle. (Harper & Bros. $1 The Practical Book of Garden Archi- tecture, by Phebe Westcott Humphreys. (J. B. Lippincott Co., Phila, Pa. $5.00.) John Silence, by Algernon Blackwood. (Vaughan & Gomme, New York. $1.35.) Teaching Sex Hygiene in the Public Schools, by Dr. E. B. Lowry. (Forbes & Co., Chicago, Ill. $0.50.) Bedtime Rhymes, Grandma's Gems for Little Folks, by Henrietta N. Kose enno & Co.) World's End, by Amelie Rives. (F. A. Stokes Co. $1.30.) America, by Wu Ting Fang. (F. A. Stokes Company. $1.60.) Post-Impressions, by Simeon Strunsky. (Dodd, Mead & Co. $1.00.) Osler's Essays, 2 vols. (Paul B. Hoe- ber. 50 cents each.) French Civilization in the Nineteenth Century, by Albert Léon Guérard. (Cen- tury Co.) Challenge, by Louis Untermeyer. (Cen- tury Co.) Bedesman, by Mary J. H. Skrine. (Century Co. $1.00.) Next best thing to being Married is toread the newest Vogue. Every woman likes new ideas in clothes, jewelry, decorations and house fur- nishings and will therefore want this Vogue. It contains all the, latest ideas for weddings and wedding receptions, and a great range of gifts, both the simple kind and the elaborate kind. VOGUE presents in this Bride’s Number not only photographs of some of the principal brides of this season, but also tells about the new ideas for wedding gowns, jewelry, bridesmaids’ gowns, linen outfits, and wedding presents. Of interest to every man who likes to look his very best on formal occasions is an article in this Vogue on the groom's clothes. This tells what to ‘wear at any formal daytime affair; it alsd illustrates many novel gifts for ushers which are equally applicable to men’s birthdays and other anniversaries. Ask your dealer—it be can, we will, SHIRT GARTER CO. Columbis, Tenn. The Bride's Number is now on sale. While you are getting it, be sure to ar- range for the next three numbers also. Your newsdealer will be glad to reserve them for you—tell him now that you will want them, and he will see that your | copy of each is set aside for you. VOGUE FOUR FORTY-THREE FOURTH AVENUE S NEW YORK CITY Condé Nast, Publisher 25 cents a number Twice a month ayear Twenty-four numbers comicbooks.com