The Portland daily press., 1875-11-24
[Frem Harper's Bazaar ]
The Fashions in Fairs,

Seal remains the fashionable fur for sacques,
and is much used for inexpensive sets, consist
ing of a muff and boa. Seal sacques differ
from those of last season in being more shaped
to the figure and in having from two to four
inches additional length. A stylish sacque is
from twenty-eght to thirty-one inches long.
The neck is finished with full revers collar.
The sleeves are quite large, and some models
are wide enough to allow cuff of the fur be-
meath. Plain seal sacques are still worn, but
those trimmed with other furs are most fash
ionable; hence ladies who have short plain
sacques left over from previous seasons are hav-
ing them heightened by adding three inch
band of some other fur as trimming.
A sealskin boa that is to be worn with seal
sacque should be only yard and half long ;
but if it is to be worn as part of set, it should
be two yards long. Seal muffs are of medium
size, like those of last winter, and are trimmed
with ribbon lows that are embroidered; Others
have tasses, and some are perfectly plain.
Among the most desirable wraps are those
lined with fur while the outside is very heavy
repped silk or else Sicilienne. The shape
mostly worn is the plain circular, from forty
six to fifty four inches deep, and forming per-
feet semi-circle. They are made OF silk OF
extra width, manufactured for the purpose.
Notwithstanding all changes of fashion, the
crown Russian sable remains the choicest fur;
it is as high in price as ever, and becomes more
difficult to obtain yearly.
Perhaps the most dressy of all the fancy furs
introduced lately is tire silver fox-a light blue
gray fur, interspersed with those silver
points or white tips that are now thought to
add so much to the beauty OF any fur.
Another fashionable gray fur for sets and
also for trimming is the africa chinchlla.
The sets of the fsher-tail fur that were so
highly priced last season are very difficult to
Sets of the black marten fur, sometimes
called Alaska sable, remain tie prevailing
choice in low-prced furs
The demand for mink furs becomes more
limited every season, yet the fine dark grades
are still worn by those who do not care for
changes of fashion, and consider instead dura'
bility and comfort Ermne, which was con-
sidered the most dressy fur, looks pdSSee now
that fox and chinchila furs are used.
Astrakhap, Russian lamb-skin, krimmer,
and other black furs, though no longer novel
ties, are still liked for their soft, rich fur, and
may now be obtained at very reasonable prices
Fur trimmings are the most fashionable gar
niture for sacques, cloaks, and heavy wraps of
all cloths, silks and velvet. There is an end
less variety of trimming furs, some of which
we have already quoted, but the caprice OF the
season is for dark furs that have white-tipped
hairs; and so popular are these that fulriers
have resorted to sewing gray or white hairs in
the dark furs whom nature has not supplied
them. Of the latter is a fancy fur called silver
otter, which is black fur with silver hairs
sewed or even pasted in.
The new seal hats are no longer turbaDs, but
are shaped precisely like the English walking
hats now worn in straw or felt, except that the
crown is round, in Derby shape. A long o.
trich feather of seal brown color begins in the
front, passes over the crown and drops behind
The hat costs from $18 to 1926.