Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-16
Fashions I'm Fur

There Is greater variety in furs, and they are
more iashionabie this season than they have
been Tor many years. Mink had risen to such an
enormous cure, and obtained 50 great a monop-
oily that ladies had become tired OF IL: or at any
rate, iound little motive for making so costly
purchase The Introduction OF black marie n
called sometimes Alaska sable, and the fashion,
able vogue acquired by that most exquisite fur
staLskin, has quite broken up the mink monopo,
~. and gwen an impetus TO business in fnrs
which hardly needed the additional aid of III at
a cold " Inter.
Probably so many Christmas gifts of furs
were never before made, the $50 to $50 peres-
saTy 10 secure handsome set OF seal skin black
marten- or ermine, being 50 much more con-
Venient a sum than the $50 to SIS and 500 tor
merly required for mink.
And here il may be as well TO state that there
= very little real knowledge regarding furs or
their prices A correspondent writes us for en-
ample, that 10 is hardly worth while to give eco
Tor a set OF seal skin in New York when She can
get very handsome set of Hudson Bay sable in
the town where she lives for so. IL would be
Of little use 10 tell her that ii thes were cenuins
they would be worth at least $40. She thinks
they are real-she has been told so-and has our
. permission to rejoice in her bar gain.
In the meantime, We must be allowed to state
The facts Is We ind them. Sealskin sets seem
TO be especially adapted to young ladies: tire
SllAy texture and golden brown OF the fur is very
becoming 10 them, and nothing is considered So
distinguished for sleigh-ride in the Park or a
skating frolic, a. a seai-skin jacket a seal-skin
nun anu tar6an to match, the whole set costing
elegant and recherche gifts OF the season.
Seal-Skin jackets take rank with India shawIs
and other desirable articles abroad and no IaIy's
MarSobe - considered complete without one
ne cest In London Is about so for the Jacket
Only; here II has not been below 500 for a good
quaity, utl THIS season. when we find them of
very excellent quality at s15. There is a Quaint
ness about the small muffs and bOas which every
one see ms 10 admire In many respects the de-
sign OF the boa is less useful than that of the
collar and old-fashined victorine but il is new
al least 70 this generation, and suits our winter
style OF Cloak, which nearly always involves a
cape, and sufficiently warm and protective about
the shoulders.
There Is new luxury in furs which expends
itself IN trimmings and Innings. The lining of
carriage blanket Is not unfrequently obtained at
cost OF $500. This Is one Of the Injuries upon
which our miilionaires pride themselves-it Is
often composed OF the richest sable, and the
coachman's collar and cuffs made TO match
Magnificent carriage wraps for ladies' are
fashionably lined with fur, sable, chinchilia or
the gray fox, lovely fur, not quite so expen-
sive silver FOX, but sufficiently 80 to make ON
of these wraps cost rs much As . nice acre lot
Seal i the fashionable fur for the turbans and
collars worn BY gentlemen N, and either of which
or both together, form q very handsome New
Years gift, al a cost OF s25 TO so. half Of that
Tor tHrhen alone--Dsmoresfs KoatAly.