, 1863-12-03
Dress Furs.

The great demand for dress fnrs OF every descrip.
ion, and tho constantly increasing value set upon
them By both ladies and gentlemen In fashionable
society, Is gradually rendering the fur trade one ol
the most important In the United States. Here,
In the Northwest the demand for furs, .re are in
formed by our city Dealers is very rapidly on the
inercaee. This being MISTER Of such general In
te1est to our city readers. both ladies and gentle
men, as we'll as the very extensive clnss Of per-
sons in the Northwestern 6tates, who follow the
trapping business dusing tho winter scason, wp
pubftsh somo valuable hints from Madam Demo-
.rts's T{orld gf FusAson:
"FoEtunes can now b easily made By the sue
amounting Ii some casez to eix or eight times TIC
particularly the case with nlinx skins which for-
ery sold for from thirty to my cents each, but now
bring from $50 to 500: This cost is stili inr-
tuze1s, who have to prepare them, and make them
mn viii, lees than three dark stripes u not CON
to twenty -dyc dollars cach The cnumber of stripes
indicates the number OF skins used In making up,
as there Is only one stripe in akin, and tho dark
the length Of the skin, determines its valne.
dust now there is rage for !" "mink''-iti is the
fashionable fuI, aud no lady who ca9 possibly afford
"set" more or less elegant, Il has almost Set
still very costly, onu the finest Qualities arc now
considered nearly equal II Fa'nc TO the medium
grades OF even Russian sable.
Ofcourse there are many other kinds Of fur worn,
and many Of very nice quality, which can ba
bought IN sets very cheap, low ten dollars for
instance, looking well and lady-lke, and doing an
immense amount Of service.
Ihe truth ia. mrs arc yery comfostable-in fact,
almcet a necessity In this Rigorous climate, and
ladies' who once wear them will never afterwards
be without them. It is very much better, there.
fore, to possess good, comfortable set, which are
not the most costly, than none at al.
which arc always respectable. The grey squirrel
belongs to this c1ass; 1t is eycn fashionable for
elderly 1adiee, for mourning. and for girls Just In
their teens 1t is aeo Fcry nice for children, and
ts preferred by many to the spotted crmtne, which
Ia the chfldrCn's special fur.
A set Of squirrel fur can b. bought for fflcen
dollars, and q very nice get for TWENTY-FIVE; they
can u]so Re purchased as high as fifty and hun
drcd. according TO the quality of the fur and the
eZe Of cape OF collar, the Litter article being very
eycn the od-fashioned vicsorinc as to be compare
The razcat fur In the market Is the cross and s,l-
yer foI, which bring very high prices, or the
cross fox only few skins are ever caught, and In
'hslr H nv STATE ~ tthe{ bring twenty dolIafs each
especially for THO costlict raricties-nink and or
mine. Eminc Is acquiring Its old p!ace in the
world OF taahion, and Is greatly used for carriage
and oper1 FeaF. Mink Is Indispensable for street
The shaps has not changed materially since last
year Small mutfs are still in yogue, and collars;
Costly fur cloaks are only within tile reach or q
few persons, but Of these more have been made this
winter than ever before.
Sets OF children's fnrs, cloak and tiny u,uft. arc
very pretty, and can be obtained for scvcn dollars.