The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-10-29
Winter FnrS for Ladies,

Dark furs will remain in favor. The
fashionable set for the coming winter
consists of long boa and muff. Fur
collars, though greatly in vogue abroad,
are only worn here by elderly ladies and
those who require greater protection for
the chest. Boas for general wear are
two yards long those to be worn with
fur cloaks are much shorter. Muffs are
OF medium size, and are finished with
passementerie tasseis or bows of gros
grain ribbon of the same shade as the
fur.
The first choice in fur sets is the dark
Russian sable. Wealthy women select
the darkest shades of this fur for long
boa with tail tips on tho ends, and q
muff OF comfortable size. Lighter Rus
sian sable is far cheaper than the dark
skins, and costs from $3.50 upward for
a set. Hudson Bay sable is rich warm
fur, and in its finest dark qualities is
preferred to the light Russian sable.
A boa or collar Of this fur costs from
$40 to $3.50, and q muff to match will
double the expense. Sable-tail sets are
very dark, being made entirely of the
tail tips, and cost less than correspond.
ingly dark shades made of fur from the
body of the animal. They range from
$3.50 to $400.
The next choice after sable is set of
black fox, long dark fur that is now
very scarce. A set costs from 5000 to
$500. Many ladies content themselves
with a muff of this fur, as rolling the
fur to form boa displays the roots,
and detracts from its beauty. Very
stylish sets are now made of the tips OF
the fisher-tail, and called fisher-tail
furs. This dark, Misunderstanding fur
resembles handsome sable, and costs
from $75 to $3.50.
Among low priced furs black marten,
with its long fleece, will be most gen.
orally used. This is also called Alaska
sable, and is really made of the skin Of
the polecat. In buying this fur care
should be taken to insure that the skins
are properly dressed, else they will not
be thoroughly deodorized, and the oil
will create worms that ruin the fur, and
the dress of the wearer as well. A set
costs from S18 to $22. Black lynx is a
long, black, glossy fur, but it is always
dyed, and the fleece is so fine that it
does not take the dye we'll. and is apt
to crack; hence it is not highly COM
mended. Black monkey-skips, with
their long, dark, straight hair-not fur
are admired for their oddity, but are
not soft and warm. A muff of this skin
is unique and dressy, but the boa is not
desirable.
Plain people who think more of COM
fort than of display retain their par
tiality for the black curled furs known
under the general name of Astrakhans.
These are made into sacques to be worn
in cold climates for elderly ladies, for
mourning, and for the country, where
long sleigh-rides are taken. They are
now so reduced in price as to come
within range OF most modest purses.
Good sacques of the Russian lamb-skin
are sold for $50, the black Persioni
sacques of finer quality cost $45 or $50,
while those OF the fine silken Persiani
that resemble MORE antique are 800.
They are edged with fringe or not, ac-
cording to fancy. A boa and muff of
the Russian lamb-skin cost from Sc to
$12; made of the finer black Persiani,
they cost from SIG to $40.
Ladies in mourning do not limit
themselves to black furs, but use any
rich dark fur they choose or happen to
have, the only change necessary being
that of using black Innings for muff and
Jacket