Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-11-15
WHOLE NO. 1905.
PURs.
winter Fashions In Furs-The Seal Advancing
In Favsr--sacques--Mnffs- Boas. Hats and
Caps nm d sIoves-ChiIdren's Purs-sleigh and
Carriage Robes, Etc.
New York Fur Trade Review.

the leading fashionable fur, and
sacques manufactured from the
finest English dyed seal wilt un-
doubtedly prove to be the most de-
sirable garments offered by the, most
prominent furriere in all our larger
cities. Parties DESTROYS of damag-
ing the reputa ion of seal have been
busily engaged circulating reports
To the effect that its present popu-
Iarity could not be maintained for
another season and that seal skin
sacques would not be accorded the
same degree Of favor as formerly,
particularly by ladies weariog the
goods of superior quality, but the ru-
NOR IS without any foundation in
truth, as seal has never been more
highly appreciated than at the pres
ent time. The great beauty and in
trinsic merits which it possesses in
sure a future popularity BIO.
yond a doubt. Its acknowledged
durability and the reduced prices at
which it is being sold are favorable
considerations regarding tho econ-
omy of seal, as compared with other
furs.
Sacques this season are cut so as
to fit somewhat more closely TO the
figure OF the wearer then they did
last season, and are from 80 to "a
inches in length. Plain and fur
trimmed sacques will be equally
fashionable for the coming winter.
Except in special instances, and in
the lower grades, the trimming will
be slightly wider than heretofore,
and the furs employed for the pur-
pose will include plucked and un.
plucked otter, natural colored ana
slvered beaver, sea otter, black
martin, Crepe and genet. Seal skin
covered buttons and cross bars, With
ornamental seal pendants, will form
the more stylish fastenings tor
sacques and cloaks. Muffs of seal,
sable, mink, black martin, and var.
iety of other fancy furs, including
silver fox and chinchilla, have been
made a little larger than usual.
Brown satin gree of fine quality is
the preferred material for lining, and
PLAIN ribbon, or bows of ribbon hav-
ing either fringed or embroidered
ends, constitute the fashionable
trimmings. In some instances the
muffs are made up perfectly plain,
no trimming OF any kind being used.
Muffs of the tails of the Russian and
Hudson's Bay sables are among the
attractive novelties of the season.
La style boas remain about the
same as last year-the fiat shape, OF
two yards in length, being the most
desirable.
Ladies seal skin hats and caps,
for which there is large demand,
are, according to the tastes OF the
wearer, either quite plain or richly
trimmed With ostrich feathers. The
popular gains6oFougb hat is one OF
the leading shapes, and round hats
and turbaas will also be worn extern
sively. The newest style Of hat in
troduced this season may be worn
either as a bonnet, skating or riding
hat.
Furs for gentlemen have been
provided in liberal variety of styles
and material, and the seal skin coats,
both for walking and riding pur-
poses, are especially worthy of men"
ton. Caps with or without bands
or visors are made of seal, beaver,
otter, nutria and the several other
furs usually employed in the manu-
facture of caps. The round cap with
deep band is the shape most In
favor. Gloves have been manufac-
tured 10 an equal variety of fnrs,
and with a cold winter, the demand
for these will undoubtedly be very
great, as they are offered at reason
ably low prices.
The assortment of children's furs
embraces sacques of gray squirrel,
muffs and boas of gray krimmer,
coney and similar furs, and caps in a
variety of tastefully designed
styles. There is an increasing tend
ancy to dress children in furs, and
it is very probable that this CON-
mendable taste upon the part OF
parents will be more generally in
dulged during the ensuing winter
then ever before.
Considerable attention has been
devoted to the Importation and man
ufacture of the fashionable styles OF
elegant silk cloaks, which are being
made of the very best quality OF
French silk, sicilienne and plain and
figured poplin. These cloaks are
lined with ermine, gray and white
squirrel, and furs of like character.
Dolmans which are now cut with
flowing sleeves and made nearly
long enough to reach the bottom Of
the dress, and fur lined silk cardin-
ais, appear in both original and Par
isian designs, and are meeting with
marked appreciation and success.
The assortment of sleigh and car
rage robes for the season is extra
large and varied, and in addition to
buffalo robes, which are always in
good demand, there is a superior
COLLECTION of grizzly, black and
white polar bear, natural and color
ed beaver, wolverine, Hudson's Bay
wolf, red and white fox, lynx, genet
prairie wolf, wild cat and angora,
and Japan goat robes in the market
A large number of these robes are
finished with the heads of the polar
bear, genet or wildcat. Some of the
black genet robes are handsomely
lined with gray and white squirrel /;
and limited number of beautiful
sable and mink robes are exhibited,
and are very attractive. The ma
terials principally used for robe
Innings are felt, plush and cloth OF
very fine texture. A careful as
sortment of mats is displayed, in
Guiding those made of deer skin,
wolf, bear and other robe furs, many
of them being finished with bor-
der of angora goat hair and the full
size OF the animals.
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