Life Magazine – December 1, 1898 (# 834) – Horse Show folks

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Cover : “No Fault of His,” Ladies discussing how much assurance he needed before kissing, art not signed, but likely Otho Cushing.

• Full page art or cartoon art by F. G. Attwood (November)
• Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, “The education of Mr. Pipp XIII,” he is photographed.
• Some current events include : Political campaign in New York State, Purity in foods and beverages, “The football season ends with a record of casualties even fewer than those suffered by the Americans in the late war,” college sports.
• New York people have invented a name for the provincials who once a year put on their best bibs and tuckers, and journey to display themselves and their garments at the Horse Show.
• Cool half page art by Will Crawford with unusual signature, “A star boarder,” a pirate.
• Curious style art by Ernest Haskell, quarter page, famous war correspondent.
• And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
  – And much more 1898   2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!