Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies evening fashions and fine home furnishings available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin stands atop plush carpeting in an ankle-length evening dress with a lace bodice, cinched waist, and fur cape. Neighboring the mannequin is a sofa table, upholstered arm chairs, and draperies. Signage in the central foreground reads, "Hudson's and House & Garden Say… Live as well as you look, Indulge in your flair for the dramatic but let you taste pervade your whole scheme of living, She's off to the theater… a reflection of her home's elegance, Studio of Interior Decoration, 8th Floor, Woodward… Section E." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "10-10-49; 23920-17x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."