Connecticut western news., 1871-12-01
Furs for Winter Wear.

Furs for Winter Wear.
 Boas of fur are the fashionable choice this season, says @ New York fashion journal, notwithstanding collars are far more comfortable. These boas vary in length from a mere neck-tie to those two yards long; yard and half or three quarters IS the favorite length. When made of fur having long fleece the boa is round the shorter furs, such as mink and seal-skin, are usually fiat boas. Muffs are small and round, and the hand somest are furnished with thick faille ribbon, in preference to tassels of passe- menterie or fur.
 The novelty this winter is sets of silver or black fox. These are very rare, and are as costly as Russian sable. The long fur is light gray, with occasionally a longer hair tippeN with silver. It is as soft and downy imarabout feathers, and almost ns perisnable. A small huff of it costs $25O. This fur is now prized above any other for trimming velvet cloaks. A border of fox for half an inch wide on the leather side, making trim. ming nearly three inches wide, as the fleece is long, costs from $1O to SIP 8 yard.
 The black marten fur, sometimes called Alaska sable, is still considered exceed ingly stylish. A set of it of excellent quality, consisting of long round boa and small huff, may be had for $25 ; some handsome specimens cost $50 or $40. This is the popular and inexpen- sive fur trimming for cloth, cashmere, silk, and velvet. In selecting this trim ming readers are advised to buy that costing $3 or $4 @ yard, instead of lower priced qualities, made worthless by dyes, or so badly dressed that the odor of the animal is discovered when the fur is worn in 8 warm room. A single narrow fur border, showing only two or three inches on the right side, is more stylish than broader one or double row oi | fur.
 There is nothing new to relate o1 sables Mink, though not so universally worn as formerly, is still most desirable fur. Medium sets of dark mink of good quality cost from $6O to $6O, according to length of boa ; choicest dark mink sets are $S125. Coarse light mink is sold very low.
 Evening sets of ermine are small round muffs and very long boas, often more than two yards in length, wound around the neck. Fine sets cost from $45 tc $55, according to the length of the boa Very fine chinchilla sets are also worr on dressy occasions price $50.
 A boa and huff of fur seal make ar inexpensive and serviceable set that vii be worn by young ladies and misses from SIP to 20.
 For sacques, the most comfortable ot all cloaks, are short this year, measuring from twenty-four to twenty-six inches, and are made quite loose below, or else slashed to give room for bouffant tour nure. The newest have bell-shaped sleeves (half fowing), but the close coat sleeve is generally preferred. The sacque most in favor is of velvet-like fur seal, not in it's natural wood brown color, but that dyed dark maroon shade. These are often bordered with other furs; but plain, untrimmed sacques, handsomely fitted, are in best taste. $75 is the low est price for sacgue ofgood sound seal skin, and this will not be of finest quality handsomer qualities cost from S1OO to $15O. The various curly furs called As trakhan are still worn in sacques. The reader is warned against buying these at very low prces, as those sold for 1925 or $3O are apt to be of unsound leather that will not last a single winter. It is better economy to pay reliable furrier $40 for an Astrakhan sacque that he will warrant to be of good, sound skins, though not of fine quality. $75 buys a handsome curled fur sacque, and many cost as high as $50 or $500. Sets of these black furs are usually preferred for deep mourning.
 For children there are sets of squirrel lock, made of the sides of the Siberian squirrel. The tiny huff and boa cost from $S5 to $S8. Sacques of white cony are shown for children of from three to twelve years, and are also made for in- fants these cost from $13 to $2O.
 Fur turbans for gentlemen have higher round crowns than those formerly worn. Made of seal, the fashionable fur fo1 gentlemen, they cost from SIP to $15 Astrakhan turbans are SC. The seal skin facing on the collar and cuffs of a gentleman's overcoat cost from $3O to $40.
 Carriage robes of white arctic fox fu1 are still the choice for ladies' use they cost from $l0O to $125.