Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-11-20
Misfellaueous.
WINTER v RAPS.
FASHIONS IN FURs-SACQUEs, MuFFs.
BoAs. HATS. FUR BORDERS AND ROBES.

Every year after the manner of our saw
age ancestors, we array ourselves in the
spoils OF the chase. and birds and all fur
bearing animals are offered as victims on
the shrine OF fashion. Fur cloaks, silk
cloaks lined with iur. fur hats and fur trim
mings all make their appearance with the
hrst cold weather, and everyb body, from
Bridget, with her Sunday suit trimmed
with catskin bands at twenty-five cents q
yard. to the mllionaire's wife, whose Rus
sian sabes are worth small fortune-the
feminine world all wear furs. Year after
year Mr.. Bergh protests; Year after year
we are told that the beasts of the forest
and the fowls Of the air are rapidly ap-
preaching determination the slaughter
goes on and furs are AS plenty as ever.
and no prophetic dealer is holding over. AZ
yet, in the belief that the ahimals are all
slain. and furs will be scarce and high.
On the contrary, furs are cheaper this
year than last. and seal sacque-not the
best quality, it is true, and some hat too
short Tor the style, but neveAheless seal
sacque-may be had as low as fifty dol
lars. Seal sacques, as usual, take pre-
cedence of all fur wraps. The new cloak
is long, slightly fitted to the figure and
bordered with otter, or. for those who can
afford 1t, with Russian sable. Most stylish
of all are long seal paletots nearly cover
ing the dress above the train, fastened
with seal bands and buttons. lined with
quilted brown satin and bordered with sea
otter or sable bands four inches wide, with
Russian collar TO match. These cost six
hundred dollars, and thence down. the
prices varying with the style of sacoue
and the quality of the fur until the fifty
dollar saeque already spoken of Is reach
ed. The fur border adds from thirty-five
to hundred and fifty dollars to the cost
OF the sacque.
Dolmans OF seal-skin are shown also.
cost, without a border, three hundred and
fifty dollars. While the Embroidered seal
skin garments are most costly. and there
fore handsomest, very many plain ones
are worn-it being common plan for la
dies to buy plain sacque one winter and
have the border added the next. Seal.
skin hats and bonnets are shown in abun-
dance-seal brown satin ribbon and long
seal-brown ostrich plumes being the trim
nings. Seal muffs, though still small, are
a fraction larger than heretofore. Seal
bOas are fiat and two yards long.
CLOAKs AND MUFFs.
Cloaks Of heavy silk, armure or repped.
lined with fur. are as stylish and. weli-ni
as costly as those OF seal. The lining 10
the gray squirrel lock fur and the bands
for trimming are regulated by the purse of
the wearer. Quaint old-looking clasps of
silver are the iastenings. Most of them.
for walking. are cut in long sacque shape.
The long circulars so graceful for carriage
wear. are anything else when caught by
Il high wind at street corner. The SOUR.
rel lock lining is admirably initiated in
wool, and only close inspection can de-
tect the difference. The imitation is less
than half the cost of the real article, and
will serve the same purpose admirably
only 1t will scarcely be safe to spread the
wrap, lining out, on the back OF your new,
unless your next neighbor is near-sighted,
This is an age of shams, and we regret to
say that many ladies line with fpr only
those portions of their sacques which are
liable to be exposed to view. Such ladies.
it is scarcely necessary to say. do not
spread out their cloaks when they remove
hem at church or at the treatre. Muffs
are preferred OF the fur to match the suit
with which they are worn. Those of the
1ress material bordered with fur are less
though by no means aban-
ioned- it is so easy TO make them at
nome! Seal muffs and boas must, as al.
eady stated. be worn with seal sacques.
In iur trimmings soft gray chincbilla is
most liked. The prices range from seven-
y-five cents TO $20 . yard for bands.
\ set of muff and boa costs from twen-
y-five to seventy Live dollars. Silver fox.
ielicate frail. and dark in color, the dark
,airs tipped with silver, 10 Is costly and
beautiful as it is frail. Blue fox furs -
'lso pretty and much less expsnsive-s
TcoNcIuDEp ON FOURTH PAeE.l