Life, 1914-10-29 · page 33 of 44
Life — October 29, 1914 — page 33: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The page features a full-page ad for Arrow Dress Shirts from Cluett, Peabody & Co. The image shows two men in formal wear (tuxedos with dress shirts) playing billiards, presumably demonstrating that Arrow shirts maintain their appearance even during active movement. The ad highlights two shirt styles: the "Donchester" with non-bulging bosoms that stay flat and creaseless regardless of the wearer's position, and "Tango Shirts" with soft or semi-soft pleated bosoms. The emphasis on maintaining proper appearance during physical activity (billiards) was a selling point for formal menswear in this era—suggesting quality and durability. This is straightforward commercial advertising, not editorial content or satire. No political commentary or social criticism is present.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
The A RROW marks a variety of shirts for formal day and evening wear that are remarkably smart and well made. The nicety of the fit, the unusually good quality of the fabrics, the correctness of the styles, and the superior workmanship, give to these shirts an air not sur- passed even by the product of the shirt-to-order shop $9-% and upwards DONCHESTER TANGO SHIRTS Dress Shirts with plain or piqué ARROW Tango Shirts are offered bosoms which cannot bulge. No with soft and semi-soft, tucked matter what position the wearer may or pleated bosoms. They may be assume, the bosoms always remain had with plain or turned back flat, creaseless, and in their place cuffs in a variety of suitable fabrics i CLUETT, PEABODY & CO.,Inc., Makers of ARROW COLLARS, Troy, N.Y I comicbooks.com