The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-27
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The Winter Fashions.

THE FURs WORN DY THE LADIES OF NEW YORK.
thing marks the change fseasons Enthusiastically
the display Of goods in the different business streets Of
the city and at the present moment five minutes walk in
any given direction will conclusvey that winter
coming The stores have put on their wintry look;
and autumn goods 'sgone in the wind y and
fabrics that would have made fcversh to look at
only few weeks ago occupy their places Every hng
is changed ard to judge from the indications around
position on the globe must have changed also
for the DISPLAY Of furs in the different establishments
looks Ike preparations for Arctic winter and might
warm "the shivering tenants of the frozen zonen
Europe Asia and America furnish their contingent and
nothing be rich aud varied than the selection
the coming Russia sends her priceless sabes soft
la and glossy, worth ngs ransom Peru her curling
chinchia beautiful but ra her pdssee Siberia her er
mine, purely white and unsued the enowy wastes
over which it wanders; ana America her mink and mar
ten, the latter soft beautiful fur s surface color of
dark rich olive brown, contrasting finely with its thick
underground Of white; the an excellent imitation
of the sable, lighter color and less valuable but s
like enough 10 deceive an unpractsed eye.
The most fashionable furs for the coming winter viii be
sable (1udscn Bay or Russian) mink and ermine but
martsn, fitch and squirrel will find purchasers
We have set OF Russian salle-the set meaning
the muf cape and cuis--whch WAS valued at fourteen
hundred dollars II soft down and glossy SATIN
and the color Of that rich,' dark hue so much
sought after and esteemed. Nothing could be more
strikingy elegant and diStiague than the cape de-
scendng below the waist in a slight point then
sweeping round the in graceful fullness AMI
ending in long square tabs in front The mun, which
small was lined with brown sik, and drawn with
cord and tasels of the color the effect was
greatly heightened W his uniformity OF hue In strong
but pleasing contas. with the sable set OF pre-
cious crmine of the style the dazzling brightness
of its white surface rendered striking by the
iety tufts sprpklcd Il. set OF erminc will
from four FIVE hundred dol0s. II Il preferred by
many TO its expensive rival and is the opera fur
par rtcnce For this distinction II is indebted fes
tai color and brilliant elegance much In keeping with
blaze ofgh and fsplendi gaiety and this snc
ton all that remains the former glory Of ormine
sacred to royalty The Il not confined to the Old
World for the soat weasel Of the United satcs whose
coat whtens in the winter is the species, though
it's fur Is greatly inferior to that Of It's Siberian
The OF iurs by civilized nations ancient as tne
establishment Of the French monarchy, and contempo
with the introduction of silk, branch Of
manufacture, from China, for in the sixth century saoles
brought from the shores of the Arctic offered
TOR sale in Rome and Marco Polo the celebrated vcne-
tisn traveller who ouished in the thirteenth century
mentions that he found the tents Of the Cham Of Tarary
ned with sable and crminc brought from the Gland Of
Darkness the term then employed TO designate the ny
pcrborean regions. In the following century the rage
for furs great in England that royal interference
became necessary and Edward the Third dccrecd that no
person privileged to furs TINT could not spcnd
a hundred pounds year. At that time italy the
great European entiepot for urs; she supplied the
tire contiuent and for long time enjoyed monopoly OF
this lucrative branch Of commerce.
Erminc and sable win this year find dangerous
pettor in mink, which, before stated,
eeent counterpart Of the latter This fur is arti
Gle in the mari et and though II poscscs prestige
adyenous advantages though II cannot boast great
antiquity nor historic associations yet It ia rapidly gain
inr in public estimation. We have q set Of mink
which Cor briancy Of gloss and depth Of color almost
,iyaled the sable with which II placed in uxtapos
ton. The cspc was Of the prevailing STYLE pointed in
the back and square in the 'front.' IL was furnhed with
coar and tkis added TO the falncs the arm whe
had al tho effect Of sleeve gave it quite aaiahed sp