The sheet music for the 1934 tune “Two in A Dream” had the title hand lettered in a bold type style that utilized some stencil and some solid lettering.

Following through on the stencil portion of the design, Tuxedo Stencil JNL was created in both regular and oblique versions.

The 1930s were the era of elegant supper clubs and night spots, and it was not unusual to find gentlemen all decked out in formal wear for an evening on the town, hence the font’s name.