American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1875-11-20
The Fashions in Furs.

SEAL remains the fashionable fur fol
sacques, and is also much used for mex
pensive sets, consisting of q mutt and boa.
Seal sacques differ from those of last sea-
son in being more shaped to the figure
and in having from two to four inches adj
ditional length. A stylish sacque is from
twenty-eight 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 a
cuff of the fur beneath. Plain seal sacques
are still worn, but those trimmed with Of
ter furs are most fashionable; hence ladies
who have short plain sacques left over
from previous seasons are having them
Heightened by adding three-inch band of
some other fur as trimming.
A sealskin boa that is to be worn with
q seal sacque should be only yard and q
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
bows that are embroidered; others have
tassels, and some are perfectly plain.
those lined with fur while the outside is
very heavy repped black silk or else Sicil-
iennc.s The shape mostly worn is the
plain circular, from forty-six to fifty four
inches deep, and forming a perfect 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,
year..
Perhaps the most dressy of all the
fancy furs introduced lately is the silver
fox--a light, blue-gr 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 chin
chilla.
highly priced last season are very difficult
to procure now. p
Sets of black marten fur. sometimes
called Alaska sable, remain the prevail
ing choice in low priced 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 durability and comfort.
Ernine, which was considered the most
dressy fur, looks passee now that fox and
chinchilla furs are used.
Astrakhan, Russian lamb skin, krim-
mer and other black furs, though no
longer novelties, are still liked for their
soft, rich fur and may now be obtained
at very reasonable prices.
Fur trimmings are the most fashionable
garniture for sacques, cloaks, and heavy
wraps of all cloths, silks and velvet.
There is an endless variety of trimming
furs, some of which we have already
quoted, but the caprice of the season is
for dark ftlrs that have white-t tipped hairs;
and SO popular are these that furriers have
resorted to sewing gray or white hairs in
the dark furs when nature has not sup
piled them. OF the latter is a fancy fur
called silver otter, which is a black fur
with silver hairs sewed or even pasted in.
. The new seal hats are no longer turbans,
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 ostrich feather of seal
brown begins in the front, passes over the
crown and drops behind. The hat costs
from $18 to $25.-Hdrper's Bazaar.