The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-11-12
VOLUME TX.
TERMs OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Furs-The New Styles.

The New York Herald Of Monday says
furs do not enter into trimmings this season
SO much as was anticipated. but instead we
have an imitation of Russian sable, which is
used pretty. extensively for trimming cloaks
We have nothing new in this department
the sable is still the fur par excellence the
shapes are in no wise different from last year,
and we must confess they are pretty enough
to be retained for another season. The large
cape is slightly pointed in the back, and full
over the arm, thus preventing any ungraceful
drag which might result from the absence OF
this very important little gusset. They are
almost universally furnished with small col
lar which gives them q much more finished
appearances. The small cape and it's diminu-
tive, the victorine, sweep round the shoulders,
and fall in long and square tabs in 'front.' end
ing in three or four tails. The muffs are worn
as small as last year, and we most deyoutly
hope it Will be many seasons before we see
again the Brodignagian muffs which were in
fashion two or three years ago. The cuffs
are Of the same size as last year, reaching al
most to the elbow. There is another style of
cape, circular in shape, with arm holes, very
convenient for holding muff The Russian
sable, the scarcest, and consequently the dear
est fur we have, is, we understand, smuggled
into this country, its expectation being pro-
hibited by the Russian government.
A small muff of this fur costs four hundred
dollars, and the entire set, consisting of cape
cuffs and muff, is worth $1,400 or s., 500.
Next in Importance comes the Hudson Bay
sable, its price ranging from 5000 to $1,000
the set, its value increasing as its color dark
ens Then we have mink, beautiful fur, al
most rivalling the sable; and next, 'lallen from
its high estate" comes ermine, now only q
fourth rate fur, of which in the good old times
kings had the monopoly. Then again we have
chinchilla, fitch, squirrel, stone marten, mi
never; and if our ladies can't be suited, no
matter how diverse their tastes may be, it
must BE- the result of the bewldering variety
they have to choose from. We have said
there was nothing new in the furs this season,
but we must not omit to mention a very beau
tiful and striking novelty got up by Genin, and
on exhibition at the Crystal Palace. 1t is a
cape made of ermine, with an edging OF mink
about six inches in depth, and has very tne
effect from the great contest between the pure
white of the ermine and the deep brown of the
mink. We have also seen very beautiful
opera cloak of ermine, lined with pink satin
and quilte d; the price, with cuffs, one hundred
dollars; the entire set one hundred and twenty
five dollars. A very important department in
fur establishments is that devoted to children.
There are some furs dedicated to their exclu-
sive use, such as minever and chinchilla, and
others which they use in common with their
elders, as ermine, and mixed white and gray
squirrel. They have entire sets, caps, cuffs
and muffS, and of all sizes, suitable for chill
,dren Of every age, proving that the Juvenile
world" must form a very considerable item in
business calculations. The price for set of
minever is thirty dollars, and for ermine, from
twenty five to forty.