The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-11-21
NUMBER %.
For the Ladies. gois
Fashions In Fuxs---Their Prices.


The editress of Demorest's Magazjn
writes the following to all the country pa
pers in her latest fashion bulletin: ~
The styles in furs have undergone many
changes within the past few years, and show
some modification this season, which it may
be useful to recount.
The large old fashioned victorine anC
''halt cape" have disappeared entirely. as
totally out Of place in conjunction with the
new contracted street costumes; even the
collar has reduced it's dimensions, retaining
its shape only, and having tab ends in
front, scarcely wider than those of the boa.
The ''boa" itself is not favorite or stan
dard article. 1t is made with one end onIy
to have down, the other being orDameuted
with the head of the animal, and fastened
with buttons and loops in front of the
| throat. 1t is used mostly for putting round
| the throat on coming out from the opera
and warm CONCERT rooms, and with the
| ''pocket" muff, the front or lap of which is
also ornamented with the head of the ani-
NAL or bird from which it is made, consti-
tutes the fashionable skating set. Us q
Muffs, for street dress or ordinary wear.
have undergone no change with the number
and sable, are, as ever, the standard furs,
and the dark stripes which surround the
mutt, are it is well known, found running
lengthwise on the back of the mink.
A two. striped mutf is composed of two
skins, which are quite sufficient TO make a
muH Of usual size; but sometimes three
striped are used, and this season we notice
mufts containing four and five stripes-in
fact composed only of dark stripes cut from
the skin OF the animal, altogether the most
valuable part of the fur, and therefore dou6-
ling the value of the arLiclet for which they
are exclusively employed.
The common dark and dyed furs, the
''FreuCh" and Imitation ''nink," with
which the country districts have been flood |
sd, are. we are glad to say, in very bad re-
pute and almost entirely ignored by respeo-
table dealers.
Fitch is somew hat better is is at least
strong, though coarse and common fur 1
but il is not at all thought so well of us the
soft, handsome squirrel, which is at the
same time cheap, and always natural, pure
and clearly i71
Sets Of gray Persians are much liked for
ordinary wear, and are rather more dressy
Cb"b 6luy puL VIC OOuUb II tJcy /
would be as permanent. Black and gray
Astrachan are in vogue, also the former,
principally for morning wear.
There is a reduction in the price of furs
this year, which is hardly appreciated, how
ever until one comes to tothe higher grades
Sets of gray squirrel, which formerly ranged
from twenty to thirty dollars can now be
bought from fifteen to twenty-five. Gray
Persians and gray and black Astrachan
bring about the same prices. a
A handsome set of mink, which last year
would have cost bundled and twenty five
dollars, can this year be bought for ninety /
five, and corresponding set of sable for /
hundred and fifty
a set it must be understood, no longei
includes cuffs only collar and muff. Cuffs
are obsolete
The very newest style Of collar is the In
periG}e cOJtG,d@e. 1t is really of a relnarka-
bly, pretty graceful shape not deep, but
daintily turned, and descending III tabs /
which are furred on both sides upon the |
chest, A very choice set of mink, consisting
of hnper5aJe c0yjariRe and mutf can, be
bought for seventy five dollars, the collar
being somewhat smaller and therefore less
responsive than the Empress, collar last
year