Booklet

The Romance of Furs

Staple-bound booklet distributed by the J.L. Hudson Company's Fur Department containing information on the history of fur fashions, care for fur clothing, and the animals from which the furs are obtained. The booklet spotlights sable, mink, weasel, kolinsky, ermine, marten, skunk, fitch, badger, otter, muskrat, "Hudson Seal"-dyed muskrat, mole, beaver, nutria, chinchilla, squirrel, rabbit, Alaska seal, fox, Persian lamb, lamb broadtail, caracul sheep, goat kidskin, opossum, raccoon, lynx, and leopard. A painting of a royal fur robe draped across a pair of thrones with other royal signifiers spread around is printed on the cover.