The Portland daily press., 1877-11-14

IiuS coat, ana requires little ulmml us
mace 10 gray or brown cloths, or else II ark
or light blue, Plain-surface cloths are u I as
fashionable as the knott-d bourettes
FURs.
Seal-skln sacques will remain the popular
fur wrap during the winter The new gar
meDts differ from those of last year in being
more closely fitted, to suit the present slender
styles, and in their gre ater length, averaging
tbirty-two to thirty-five inches in depth The
fronts are double, breasted, the should J are
very Short and the revers collar is cut very
high. Bars of seal and loops OF passsmenterie
fasten the fronts The handsomest sacques
have vide border of some other fur, such as
chinehlla or otter; but most ladies prefer to
buy plain sacques of the stylish depth, putting
all the outlay into the quality Of the fur, and
having them freshened the second season by
trimming of the fur then most popular The
Alaska seal is priced for its strong, durable
fleece; the Shetland for its fneness. The prices
of fur seal are said to be more reasonable than
they were last season. Untrimmed seal sacques,
shorter than the stylish length, and not of the
first qus lily, yet durable and warm. are sold as
low as S45 Saeques of sty lish length begin as
low as 500, without trimming, aud extend up to
S225 for those of Alaska seal. Shetland sacques
range from $500 to $500 The price of bordtrsd
sacques ranges from 500 up to $780, Fur bor-
ders ara wider as the seal sacques lengtheD; they
measure from four to eight iUches 10 breadth.
To have a fur bord,r added TO plain sacque
costs from $40 to $3.50. The furs used for JrIm-
ming seal sacques are otter, ither pucked or
uuplucked, coIored wool seal natural beaver,
chinchilla, black marten, black genet, brown
beaver and silverv- pointed beaver.
Long cloaks of fur seal are most luxurious
and stately garments. They are long enough
to reach nearly to the foot. The front is saeque-
shaped, the back is most gracefully fitted, and
the sleeves or side pieces are of Dolman shape.
They button from the throat to the foot, have q
collar and border OF gray chinchilla or other
fur, and are lined throughout with seal brown
satin finely quilted. Such clOaks cost from $3.50
to $500. Very long and shapely DUlmans of
seal, with square-cOruered sides-not dropping
in poiuts-and the broad Russian collar. cost,
without border. 1915.
The fashionable set of fur consists of long
round boa about two yards 10 length, and
mnf of medium size, made up very
softly without stiff inteIlioings, and left quite
plain if style is desired, though if the purchas-
er prefers they are trimmed with bows of gros
grain ribbon, on which are ornaments of passe-
menterie Sets of gray or of black fur to
match the fur trimming used on the cloak or
on the costume are the fashionable choice.
Seal sets are bought to wear with seal cloaks or
sacques.
Chinchilla is the favorlte dressy fur for this
wraps and over-dresses. 1t is shaded gray of
sc ft, pie-ike velvet, and though especially
popular with young ladies, is quite as much
woro by elderly ones. africa cbiuchilla is the
| finest; set of muff and boa costs from "a
up 10 SIS; the Bolivian chinchilla is low
er priced These are very handsome with black
velvet cloaks trimmed with a border of the
sime fur. Such borders are from one and
half to four inches wide, and cost from 81 80 to
$40 yard, according to their width and quail
ty.
Among the stylish fox furs the silver-fox still
takes precedence This fur has long. fine, del
| icate fleece of clear gray tipped with silver or
with 'sIlver points" as furriers say; IL is re-
markably handsome but very frail. The most
costly qualities are SO dark as to be almost
| black. OF these a single large muff sometimes
| costs 5000. The range of prices for the silver
| fox muff most used is $25 to $85; boas are the
| same price as the muffs with which they corre-
/ spond Borders OF silveI-fox are the choicest
| fur trimmings for fine camePs-hair cloaks and
l velvets. The fleece is SO long that il masses
| together when used in quantities, hence wide
borders are not effective, fortunate thing
l when their expense is reckoned.
4 Fur borders will be more used this winter
| than during any previous season. There is \
| sendency to widen the borders of short turs,
| such as otter and chinchilla. but the long fox
| fars remain very narrow. Chinchilla borders,
the most stylish of all for velvet, silk or satin,
| range from 75 cents to $40 dollars yard, ac-
| cording to widt and quality.
/ Seal-skln Is the faVOrlte 1Qr Tor naLS ana D0u-
| nets. These now come in the sty lish Gaidsbor-
| ough and other fashionable shapes of fine vel
vet-lIke seal, with a scarf of chenille around
the crown and gay wing or birds breast, or
perhaps flowing cocks planes; price S25.
| Esglish walking hats of seal have round Derby
clowns, with che brim rolled high on the sides
aud game feathers for trimming; prices begin
at S12 There are also most perfectly shaped
bonuets of seal-skin; some with wide coronet
| are trimmed with seal brown satin and DoddiDg
| ostrich tips of the same shade. The loveliest
| however, are close cottage shapes trimmed
| with brown satin ribbon, the shaded breast of @
tropical bird and a dem-long ostrich feather
| price S25
The favorite sets for children are the snowy
cbinchillis, consisting of tiny muffs at S4 to
| $12, with boa at same price. Ermine sets are
-rll popular for the little folks and cost $40 to
$40. For very small girls are warm sacques Of
| the suowiest white copey skins for Sc 10 $40
the little coney muff is 81 % and the boa is the
same price. Pretty white sacques are Of the
| fleece OF the Iceland lamb. trimmed with gray
krlmmer; price $40 to $12; the muf is So
| Brown coney saeqHes, dark, warm and service
| able, are IS to S12, while the gray couey gar
| ments of simiar shape are only 81 to So. Cspl
| of copey skin coored like seal are SO. otct
caps Of seal are Sc Warm aud cosy sacques
OF the familiar gray squirrel skin are $25 10 $40
muffs are So and boas are 81 80.