Judge, 1888 · page 77 of 87
Judge — 1888 — page 77: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is primarily a full-page advertisement, not a cartoon or satirical content. It advertises H.C.F. Koch & Co., a fur and fashion retailer located at 6th Avenue and 20th Street in New York City. The ad promotes their inventory: fine furs (wraps, boas, muffs, capes), wraps and mantles, and costumes for ladies, misses, and children. It emphasizes "only the best artists employed on order work" and lists current offerings including silks, dress goods, upholstery, laces, bronzes, and undergarments. The decorative illustrations show fashionable women in period dress wearing elaborate wraps and furs—typical fashion-plate imagery meant to display goods and inspire purchases. There is no political satire or social commentary here; it's straightforward retail marketing published within Judge magazine's pages.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
CHESTNUTS FROM JUDGE. Importers, Manufacturers and Retailer FINE Wraps, Boas, Mufts, Capes, f ifN2 Mantles, Raglans, Newmarkets, Rugs, Etc. ue" Jackets, Etc. ‘In Lynx, Fox, Seal, Sable, Beaver, Astrakhan, Etc., Htc. SUITS FOR LADIES, MISSES, AND CHILDREN. BOYS SUITS. ONLY THE BEST ARTISTS EMPLOYED ON ORDER WORK. NOW OFFERING DATILY THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN SILKS AND DRESS GOODS, UPHOLSTERY GOODS, CURTAINS, LACES, PASSEMENTERIES, ARTISTIC BRONZES, BRIC-A-BRAC, Fine Cambric Muslin and Merino UNDERWEAR, French and English HOSIERY, Etce., Etc. Publishers of “FASHION CATALOGUE;;” the most complete guide of WHAT TO WEAR and HOW TO ORDER IT. Indispensable to Parties residing some distance from New York. comicbooks.com