Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-06
THE FURs.
The winter Fashions
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"That's where the Honey Goes
The New York EoesSag Pat refer
ring TO the styles aud yarieifos Of furs
to be worn the coming winter, has the
followings
The Wholesale trade ia opening brisk.
", the demand for tho Western market
being greater than Il has been for the
past three or four years. Prices are
somewhat higher than they we're last
year, aud are forty o. fifty psf cent
above the rates that were asked before
the commencement OF the war A fne
mink skin now costs nearly twice as
much MS then. The advance IL not no
great on imported furs as on American
fure, which is consequence Of the
scarcity OF domestic akins, the usual
quantity of them not having been
brought to the market last year. The
fur goods offered each winters ii ID well
known, are made up principally in the
preceding spring aud summer.
THE stylus.
The present style OF fur collar, known
as the Eugenis, 10 an improvement on
the form in which il first appeared, be.
ing somewhat longer and more orna.
meutaL II IL deeper both 1T the front
and the back than formerly, and the
tabs 10 front, which are much like those
Of the jags collar 70 much admitted Ia
lace, are finished with tips. This change
was much needed a. the small collar
without tabs constituted little Or 40 pro.
lection 10 tbs chest ID very cold weath.
or These collars are made In two
ways; in one style the fur running down
as in capes and In the other, two skins
are used, the fur inelining around, and
bringing The dark stripes equidistant
between the neck and the edge Of the
collar
Cuffs are very little worn, and when
wanted will DO generally made 70 order.
hey ars no longer necessary, ainco the
clossly-ftting sleevs is 80 much used.
The cost Of a set Of good furs is thereby
diminished fifteen or twenty dolIasa
Vietorinea and tippess win be worn,
more particularly BY elderly ladies. They
have, however, cumbrous appearance
and the light, tasteful collar will, with
out regard 10 the reigning style, be pre-
ferred by the young. Il e
The half fur eapes are made without
tabs, but large enough to protect the
chest. The large fur capes are hot
worn A. much rs formerly, though they
are on exhibition and occasionally find a
purchaser among persons who study
comfort more than fashion, Nor Il
there as much call for fur cloaks az
formerly, and II Ia rarely one is now
made.
The FuRA N4F
The Siberian squirrel fur is much
used for children's wear. II is made m
10 sets comprising collar, mutt and
cuffs. The cuff Is almost Indispensable
for the little folks, as their wrists aud
arms have usually no other protection.
River mink, or as 1t Is commonly
called, muakrat--a warm, comfortable
fur---is worn in some parts Of the eoun.
try, particularly in the West. Il ia
usually sold under the name OF mink,
and many persons who wear Il. believe
they are wearing the lower grades of
mink. Many Of these persons would be
much Surprised 10 learn that their furs
were made from the skin Of The musk
rat 0aA
Ermine, usually considered rich aud
handsome fur, made up in collar and
muff, is now tritie less expensive than
mink. II is not as durable IS mink or
sable, nor rs suitable ON all occasions
~ these furs; but it is elegant for even
ing wear. aud 10 better adapted for an-
tumn weather, or the sunny days Of
spring, than the heavier or more costly
furs. 81 3
rival, partly because much money is re-
quired 70 buy il. A collar aud uuf,
or cape, may cost several hundred dol.
lars, according to their eixs, and the rar.
ity OF the skins Of which they are made.
Collars and NUTS of the Hudson's Bas
sable are very neat, and are fashionable.
Mutfs and collars are also made Of the
black Aslrakhan fur, and exhibited in
some Of the fashionable establishments.
They have, of course, a woolly appear
ance, aud may not, for that reason, come
into use. Many persons who wish
cheaper fur than the real mink, would
probably prefer squirrel, Which is not
more than half the price of Assrakhsn,
anu 10 NN0Ay tuS hCot aA0 fAGthA~1A ~ eAO
common furG A set Of Astfakhan costs
about $45.
TIE POCKET MuFF.
There is a novelty in muffs. 1t 10
somewhat in the shape of the morocco
bags which ladies carry on shopping en-
cursions, and is called the pocket mud.
Some specimens of this mnff are made
up in mink fur, with leather back; and
il has the natural head of the mink in
'front.' A pocket for the purse and AN
other for the handkerchief are in the
muff, and shere are also cord and tassel
to 90 around the neck Ii il admirably /
adapted for skating, as the hands can
be withdrawn without danger of losing
the muH The collar to match this style |
of muff is narrow, being made of one
entire skin, the head and tail forming
the lsppets in front 9Te
This style of muff, made in grebe skin,
with the head of the bird turned over
the pocket in front, and featooned with
cord and tassels, is something quite curl
Gus. There is no collar to match the
gTebs skin mnff.
FOOT MuFRs.
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