Life Magazine – April 9, 1891 (# 432) – Bridal chamber of heiress

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Cover : “By the fast express,” Mr. Gillie left a P.D.Q. card and won’t be back, art by F. T. Richards.

– Full page art or cartoon art by A. D. Blashfield (silhouette style, He was a soldier, woman slipping on banana peel).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Howard Johnson, The wedding march, decorative ceiling for bridal chamber of an American Heiress.
– Some current events include : A very little thing at this stage of the game will precipitate a great war with Europe, Austria is ready to avenge Sadowa, England might use was as a solution for the Irish and labor questions, The most dangerous element is the nervous young man on the German throne, Mrs. Grant and her poor investment in Steam Stock, The new president of Stanford University is to be paid the largest salary of any college president in America.
– 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 1891 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!