Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1875-12-01
THE FASHIONS IN FURs.
From Harper's KaZar.

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THE FASHIONS IN FURs.
From Harper's Bazar
Seal remains the fashionable fur for
sacques, and is also much used for mex
pensive sets, consisting of 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 twanty-eight to thirty
one inches long. The neck is finished
with full revers collar. Tue sleeves
are quite large, and some models are
wide enough to allow cuff of the fur
beneath. Plain seal sacgues are still
worn, but those trimmed with otter furs
are more 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 a trimming,
A sealsk1n 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 or set it should be two yards
long. Seal NUTS are Of medium size,
like those of last winter, and are trim
med with ribbon bows that are embroid-
cred; others have tassels, and some are
perfectly plain.
Among the most desirable wraps are
those lined with fur while the outside is
very heavy repped black silk Or else
Sicilienne. The shape mostly worn is
the plain circular, from forty-six to
fifty four inches deep, and forming a
perfect senli-circle. They are made of
silk of extra width, manufactured for
the purpose.
Notwithstanding all changes of
fashion, the crown Russian sable re-
mains the choicest fur; it is as high in
price as ever, and becomes more diff
cult to obtain yearly.
Perhaps the most dressy Of all the
fancy furs introduced lately is the sill
ver-fox-a light blue gray fur, inter
spersed with those ''silver points" or
white tips that are now thought to add
SO much to the beauty ofsany fur.
Another fashionable gray fur for sets
and also for trimming is the africa chin
chilla.
The sets of fisher tail fur that were SO
highly priced last season are very diff
cult to procure now.
Sets of the black marten fur. some
times called Alaska sable, remain the
prevailing choice in low-priced furs.
The demand for mink fur 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 COM
fort. Ermine, 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 fGrs, 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 fashion
able earniture for sacques, cloaks, and
heavy wraps OF all cloths, silk and vel
vet. There Is an endless variety of
trimming fnrs, 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 furriers have resorted to sewing
gray or white hairs in the dark furs
when nature has not supplied them.
OF the latter is fancy fur called silver
otter, which is black FUR with. silver
hairs sewed OF even pasted in.
The new seal hats are no longer tur-
bans, but are shaped precisely like the
English walking hats now worn in straw
er felt, except that the crown is round.
in Derby shape. A long ostrich feather
of seal brown color begins in the front,
passes oyer the crown and drops be-
hind. the hat costs from $18 to $25.