The New York herald., 1860-12-09
THE FASHIONS IN FURS.

severe winter may be considered naturos endorse
ment OF the fur trade Ioe help 1t along
derfuly, long spell OF cold weather has smua.
ing effect upon the business spring has upon vege
taton, or summer upon insect e With the fret frost
all lie ousue and activity then the regular siness
sop sets IL then the relative value Of different furs be-
comes standard subject Of dscussion then the feminine
mind IL distracted ~hst TO choose then wavers, like
p nduum, between the dsszling whitencss OF the
mne the iofer beauty OF the mink, or the
gossy splent tor OF the sable, In which call
that Ia best OF da'k and bright" rneet aud
m,ug,e IN very bewiderng sort Of way. Let
nobody ihink speak lightly Of this dislty hiss
not hTst tpepi hour Gunthers ur establish
meut and turned from black 10 and from brown 70
ehie, With ever increasing of perpezod uncer
tapty; that h sappo, ng they are going to bay; for
vsiter only With mind free 10 slmiro all varieties,
without seesng H. possess any, hour spent would
mixed satisfaction Is pleasant 10 feel oneself
amid theec mementoes Of daring adventures and hair
breadth escape- an to know that every region of the
earth rom Lapsnd to Peru, has furnished rs quota OF
there elegant uxures Many q lies hidden IN
capes pus that would saFie the fair purcha
to think OF. Thoy tell o. desoate lands Of
snowy watss, OF uacke" forests explored aud
traverses Of dangers encountered shat might appS the
stoutst heart and privstons endured that might
oct rescute patience. OF industry
thousand times thrilling than that Of travel,
sbi the enterprise OF pales before that OF
merce Nowhere do We recognise this troth more fully
Than in a fur emporium, led all sides by pei
try, brought from three contDeGss
s connecting link between the city aud Tho Wild
II brings the seppes OF Russia and tho Opera House
New York TO conjunction; binds the Partisan Boue
wards to SIBERIA and gives the Polar regions Interest
10 Hy de Park rhe very sight OF ermino Il
Aossemy Of Music might tausport person OF lively Ina
gnAon asay 10 another zone, and 10 whose sub
Unity vould throw into shade all tho mmio gorc, OF the
stage 81, In addition 70 the material warmth art com
fort We derive from furs, can extract also vast
amount Of mmssegla ment; and II this Wow OF the
question present itself often 70 the buyer Is
only that the worth an vauc Of the ara.
clio requires adveni.ous aids Ths appeal 70 tho eye
Ia DECISIVE ar ssGe settles the matter st once without
having tho Imagination. However, Is with
furs piess TO the signt IN not stimulus 70
tue fancy have to doand with furs, moreover
In thA manufa ,tured condition which excitos in the
boron Of Nsw York bellies feverish desire OF pos
session Year after year this desire becomes more i'm
portunat, and robodythai Is, nobody that Intends
"a be any bcdy-oao possibly do withou, minx set
OF fuYs II perfect qua lit is msrk Of
spectabfty, while real genuine Russisu sable 10 much
II represents, not hu idreis bn thousands Of dol
lars Il 10 . proof, not Of Consequence but Of riches
II passport good enough to pass resdy at any
door Fus have grades ar strongly marked ~ society
has though the law does not denac them here did
Of yore in the old World Hero the pocket takes the
place OF legislation, and Us edics potent FAR
than any ever decreed by Kings or Parliament; how
ever. rs edcts disegarded. With that, how
ever 70 have nothing 10 do Our business u With the
furs ,ha, sold, and not with the buyers
To no other cy world much expansive furs
sold ~ In Mes York. TOE superior kinds nero dad .
ready Market while The lnferiW and brands
shipped to Europe.
Furs are not ,jecs to ~ much variations In shape and
sze - other articles Of For shfoe yeArs
there has been scarcely any change IN either respec;
Tho NUTS small aud the foil CAGES arge they
sses aud 10 not Improbable sha, the nsxt thros
years VII them they The half cspes,
quarter cspes aad vicorncs neither Loaf ssasd
inch during the space OF time, sad tho euss
anow equal change Tho large cape which
sn shs eleeancs OF fal Dress and AL the of
Srpsss, u stl In fashioa, and In Ill probability VIII
ioog retain m hold popu faror No other article OF
dress useful convertible, for Q fall
cape can supply the plscs OF CLOAK, shawl or
nsnuis They from thirty 70 thirty three In ihes
deep, While tho fur cloak whiSh tho shoriness o,
winters renders iea desirable, from forty ave
to my and the bsf cape about nn,en inches deep.
Young ladies', particularly those who pride them
would call their "ouiIne affect v,c,crnes oa sccouu,
of their sna sire Nars As We said before arc stin
sgs; tzs,c, eth continue 10 replace the long n1.,tg
rheoos that were 10 vcyse years ago aad good
taste sul ociArs that tho iaag saoali assimAie with
he for 10 hue
Central Park has originated fsshoo,
or rather resusciisted sn old oac. the b5a OF
iormer days has rca2peNed iaCre under the
more irpcsng of ihe riding boa,
bat considerably abbreviated In lensth II forms very
graceful acdslc1 riding habit, znd ccshes The rider
70 brave .h sun.,y the air o TIA, open locality
i no, much Jet, ksvrg been ouly iaIroiucci;
ou, 80 have doubt w be In universal favor aaoog
oar 'air equssu ANS. ,ho ~n not be slow 10 sczs
scod aca ard convert indvidusl fancy into rcsulS
fasnion. Fsr "a used for rmnss heavy materials par
tiouarly velvet ana would BE- used for that par
poss we're not esrsnsvs Tho expense OF fur trim
ming seem, dsproportiosse u the qusnty, but 20 be
accounted By the ac' that fur mast bc cut 70 dsd
vantage 10 prspsre Il for lbai purps~o Tho dinerco
kas q Tar ready nenIoocs used for mining, and
another Of which we no, yc, spetsn-srAnsdovr
svsnskin, when may be clsssed - the onseoslss
hht between FUR and feathers ssassdown Formerly rh
lncependsni existence ataiasd 70 the dsaIty
of supplying full sess; but In seldom sess, and
when sess merely etes os ad :, The beauty q some
other nAseril.
WINNIE cAA nevtr 20 ont ot lssnoe ", ~ NrSs<7oS,
the drs far TIE for fov operas balls Md oosoers rooms
for every place where there ngh, and glitter 10 ssors
or every public psce or promenade shAs rcossd in,
hus bsviss 70 ths dash us the wider sonsin oanopsd
By "ihs brave o'srhassiss nrmansst" 10 his ho~-
ever there 10 sn exception worth ehrosscilns some H.
dies dssirsf 10 be dissreushed fcn the crowd hare
discarded furs altogether - too commou with the es
ecp&,ca Of small crmins naa which ~ the present nc
meat a. and prossely untn We r,scrow cold q midsla
ter sets In win be, the extreme Of fsshiou s5r saoud
we forge, 10 sdd that srmlne quite ths ~ for eat
drtn sps yorpg ulssts. rnty can wear = OF q
doors aaa nothing can be more bc~olns "a delicate