, 1874-11-07

Croator numbor md tho most bonutifnl Aro
trapped oil tho Now EuRland ooaat. Tho etato
Of N1auo yiolaa tho nuest mink. Tho American
mink il wortl tllrco to five ttmen as mitch NJ Tho
lussian. In consoqncnco Of tho nroaty increased
domatl for II In tllls country far cBB is oxportod
tllnn formerly.
Yo most brilliant and valuable fur is un-
tlo,.btedly ttat Of Tho Siberian sahlo an animal
which roAombcg IN sizo and form tho German
marte.,. Il varies IN color from light brown to
enc Hhado Lighter than black. Tho finest sablca
come trom tho Siberian Provinces OF lakoosak,
okllotcs's, mud ioneaoi. IN Cbua this fur III
In vicnua. Paris. and tho Untod States, fol
mufrst boas, mud latlios' trimmings. TlIs An,orl-
can saoo In coarAor than otslscr tho Russian or
Siberian. ltH Hizn Ia nbout tho Hatno md color
t'a, at othor Beaeons, aul hair tlichor, which
ronaeTH f5 tho working OF tic skin nlncll castor.
buffalo. or morn properly bison. skus, aro
orongnt from tho Wcat to tho number Of more
tlan 100000 per annum. nnccoon Bk[na aro
largely exportedto Ger1nauy. to DO i,sod III coat
lininga. Hero thoy arc used III trimmings md
for ladies' sets. unavor fur, wlicl, was formerly
cSeeunve1y nsea for Centlcmcn's llatB, is now
usod fnr ladlos' peta, w Eubntitntc for aoa
Tho fur from tho holly Of the animal is
Donnets Tho clliuchilla fa South American
quadrupod, smuscr than tho rabbit. Tho darGor
tho color OF tho nnimal tho more valuable is tts
fur, Which ls used pr!ncpa'ly In France, Ger
here. Tho skins OF tho bluck mud grszzIY boar
no ugoa principally FOR military capa housings,
mud boletors. the fur of Tho brown boar TOR mr.
tic!oa Of ladios' dress. Tho fisher il n North
iougor and fuller fur. The most valuable fox
BtIlls aru those Of the black and B,lyor fux tho
lhltcr. which Aro only trapped occasionally. bong
worth ns hiEll as 9bU apiece. In European tnar-
from 10 to 10 gnincas oncl,. Thoy nro bought up
principally fur thu iussian u,s ChinaBo markets..
It IL gomewl,at remarkable fact that tho
Chinese. PorA!alls. md uyoo&s purchase in for
cign markets tho skna of our red foxes, and
MAKO them into .robo liniugs, mud orna.
n.nut them with black fur, which 10 got
OIL in spots or wayos. From tho fur Of
the lynx, WHICH is gray, but commonly. dyed
black, aro nado ladies Bots, faoings, and linlnga
Of cloaks. Tho ornltno is dn1nn;ivo animal,
resembling tie goasol, and from 10 to IL illoioa
long, THO Hoa"ottor resembles tho seal in habits
alld Appearance, aud 10 found on tho American
and AHatlc coasta. Wolf-skins are OF littlo vnluo
for anything but Hleig eiga~robeH. Black as:rakl'an
tifu tlncness, but it il not 80 fashionable for
merry. It is stated, on tho authority OF pron-
ineNt fur-t,aAcr Of this city, shas II the female
astrai,han IL killed while pregnant its fur u mora
pe.sian gray mud black lambs Ia lnado to rotain
ita curllLcss by sowing up tho lttto cronturcs In
leather Immediately after their birth. OpoaBnm
FUR il dyed black. to initiate lynx, mud used for
ladies' aets.
All fur-beariug land animals l,ayo tho best fnr
on tho baca, md tho water animals tho best OH
tho belly. mud AZ o general thing American hhve
moro os1tablo aud silkon hair than European
furs
HOW runs AnE DRESSED.
Skins before being drossed. by applications
upou tho inner side to koop tho n,ater!al soft, aro
known III colnmerco as peltry. Tho first process
,a 10 aofton aud ,endor tho Btius smooth 80 MS
to mako them flexible, BY carefully luhrcatine
them with OIL or lat. Ntons IL then usually
thrown upon tlnn,, to cause tlem to dry quick
", alter which tho skins aro generally worked
through wn.u1 sand md sawdust, rolled abont.
''tnynpcrcd with sticks, and drawn through
pliarp irons Sabios arc majo longer aud wider
by cutting tho skin 1T varioua plncos which will
not SHOW OF, the hairy ei,lo. Lamb shius Of oil
kinds nre put into wafer. thero soaked, md then
waslod, alter which they aro scrnpctl aud cover.
cd with shut, then Ha!tea and stored. Thoy afo
also "turncd" every day, which prevents then.
tor somo twolve daya, wheu thoy arc aubioctod
TO thorough cleaning. Rabbit sRtns are cloan-
Cd With MUM. Eluysel skius nto painted with
butter. aud cleaned with sand or clay. ChiAchil-
IL skins arc cleaned with -four. then thrown Into
c1otl. saels Seal skins aro placed In water,
aud kept tharo until Fermentation nrsos, This
facilitates tho olcaning. which Is done with u
si,ai y iron utensll. Seal stins arc best worked
n England, where they aro tramped by tho fcet.
Tho English learned this mothol OF tho Cor
mans, "ho abandoned It, however, forty yeatta
Skins, as they reach tho market, hayo been
| norely daod in tho Han or by Q lire or possibly
! tho smaller skins hnve bonn iirst btecpod in a
| solution Of alum. It IL necessary to dry the
poltry thoroughly. 10 that pu.rolaction viii not
| DO caused by packing the skins together. Damp
| nesa must be carefully excluded from slluH
| when stored, md moths Kept OH by epglnkllng
With cn,nphvf. An ovefs,"uIlns taxes n!aos 2
few weeks after this, when thoy are beaten With
! q stick, which causes tho worlns Of tho moth, il
any, to fnll upou tile floor. Atter this they arc
subjected to various Processes by sho fur-droaa-
or, according to the kind Of fur and tho purpose
for which it is destined. Tho fner ornamental
kinds OF FUR nro tra,nried BY tho feet in tut
| containing rancid buttor. Looao bliB OF iutogu-
ment are lhon removed with shaspenol iron,
u:d tho grease With which tho skins aro saturat-
! cd got rsd Of by tsampltng thom again In saw
poso, Tho nolt il a'so occasionally bea.en and
| tue fur conbed. Thoy aso thon ready for the
| cutter to shape and SOW tosothor to make tue
various ARTICLES required. The Same shadcs
St naSs1 color Of are spas fss't'1 5 from ap e1SSat eSs
mutt, boa, or collar presents nnifo' q
shape. Tie Rcams arc concealed by tito lining
| with which tho furs arc finished. Furs lntendeG
for telling, g., tue sorts usotl in hats, aso pro
pared differently. Tie hare skins uacd for lh;e
purpose, after having been split open and rubbct
with jagged knife, caa'oI n "rako," to remove
Lita Of nSsl,y matter aallortng to tue pelt, ani
tho pclt Bidos arc then dumped and placed to
gothor iu g press, pelt to pelt. Tue long, coarss
lairs aso then clipped down close to tho fur
which prepares tlGlu for " "Bhcariug," which. Il
lono with broad sheet-iron or atool kulYeH, b.
vuch tus fur is cut from tho polt, the auGula
projections and edges Of tho fur having beol
previously rounded OF. Tho sklns ase hsld upo.
u cutting board malo Of wllow-wood aud kop
moissoucd with water. Tho knifo is applied frs
to The checks Of tho eiinB aud run rapidly back
wala aud forward, steadily removing tue fur a
1t progresses towatd tho tail. Wisator furs al
infinitely battcr than summer o,lcs. aud ar
called neasonod," tho othors being termo
'unHeasonol."
1t il sald TINT tho best 1rosaed skins arc O
Chinese manufacture. ald next to theIn th
sains turnod out BY tho Imperial Tanncry ut 81
poto1aburg.
,, Fu.,lers aro paid from s18 to S21 por wcel
Very fow are practical woykinen, and have to b
, taught the BUSINESS by thor employers.
PRESENT STYLES AND rnlcEs.
, Short aNa long hoan afe taSl.sE tho place Of X
collars. Large ARTICLES urs most III vogue, SCI
, aul minli nro moro fashionable than my otht
, kinds Of fur, md are worn NJ aacques loas, MI
n.niIa. AHtrnlhnn sets, which waro formerly b
( | popular IN New Yurs, arc now sold principally
tho West. Some chinchltn sots and particu!arl
BacgAeH, nso still worn, but this ya.iety ct fl,
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