Life Magazine – February 9, 1893 (# 528) – St. Valentine’s Day

Description

Cover : Positively lovely artwork of lady in fancy dress watching as Cupid calls many birds out of a large jar, birds look like pigeons?, art by Charles Howard Johnson.  Unusual color cover in soft brown.

– VALENTINE NUMBER (much on Valentine’s Day).
– Full page art or cartoon art by Wilson de Meza (Proof satisfactory to a coroner’s jury … i.e. he loves her so much he would die for her), Chip (landscape format : Earlie Valentynes).
– Two page centerspread art by Lee Woodward Zeigler, “February 14 : the chap who has a welcome through all the ages,” People greeting Cupid.
– Some current events include : People like Mr. Blaine more now that he is dead, Possibility of teaching moral conduct in schools, Gentle giant Phillips Brooks.
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
–  Each original Life magazine has MUCH more excellent historic and fun 1893 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!