Life Magazine – November 8, 1888 (# 306) – Farewell to Bride

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Cover : Young woman discovering that the man she has just accepted was rejected by four other women in the last six months, art by H. W. McVickar.

– The humorist CHIP has a couple nice comic art strips : one pertaining to a goat and an election, and the other pertaining to sending away a bride.
– Two page centerspread art by Charles Dana Gibson, “Another nobleman among us. Hurrah for old England!”, American women vying to catch a title.
– An odd little poem that will appeal to bird watchers : The Manhattan broker to his sweetheart, on her longing to hear foreign songsters.
– Some current events include : Results of election still up in the air but at least the campaign was practically free from mud and personal vilification; Lord Sackville and trying to influence voters; The awful excesses among the rich undergraduates of Harvard College.
– And many more smaller artworks, cartoon art, and ads … a very entertaining vintage publication!
– And much more 1888  2Neat antique Life magazine content – cool!