Life Magazine – January 21, 1897 (# 735) – Possibly Engaged

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Cover : A form of speech : “I ran across Grandmother in the park yesterday.  Oh, Dear!  I didn’t know that you rode a bicycle,” art by Rose Cecil Latham O’Neill.

– Half page artwork by Charles Dana Gibson, A question of quality, “You will get over it, it was only your puppy love.” “ But he was such a nice puppy!”
– Six part artwork of bicyclist giving directions as he is riding, hitting a rock, and wiping out.
– Full page art or cartoon art by C. Allan Gilbert (Engaged man finding out that his girl might not have been serious), A. Roudelle (?) (The Same destiny : sheep going to market, soldiers going to war).
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, Held Up, Cupid in a bandit’s mask is stopping a couple in the woods.
– Some current events include : Mr. Bayard is returning from London, Some remedies are worse than the disease, Comstock agent encourages artist to draw indecent pictures so that he has grounds for prosecuting him, Zeal for reform in some of the police courts.
– 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 1897 content than is listed here – 2Neat!!