Judge — February 6, 1897 — page 16: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

Daureay Sumarstay (the eccentric poster-artisf)—" Hello, Old Boy! Glad you called. I want to get your unbiased criticism on my latest poster design.” Mx, Oup Roy —" You flatter me, Smearsley—that my opinion aE Ree Ee a nae should’ ‘be ‘sought upon the works of 40 eminent a delineator of the himoelt fs the cenbrace aft ater nmare Oe nuld sons Imarine new school of art af yoursell, — —of a moat elegant case of the jim- jams, for instance — COPYRGNT 1897 BY THE JUDGE PUBLISKING COMPANY OF NEW YORK. Sue et me thank you kind wi ragement and vi Sockets Weabrs lithe Co New Yor, and if ever you're in the locality again THE POSTER-ARTIST AND THE CRITIC. comicbooks.com