The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-01-12

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worth iu New York from st,iOO down 10
800. sets fbY which Is meant a muh
and houJ of ables not ~ she very high.
fst quality Cyst $500 70 $3.50 A tga
and hvestnpd muH costs 10 up town
New York stores $500, and sets Of q
lighter shade cell for 1900. The finest
Of the Hudson Bay sells for $500, FIVE
stripes in the muH and the bOas this
season are two yards long. Only n con.
n0isacur can ndge between the magnif-
cent Russian and Hudson bay sable, the
latter has lost caste In the fashionable
world. 10 IA not less beautiful than the
Russian, yet the cost Of the Russian
makes ii desirable like all other unat-
tainable things in life. The silver fox Il
~ exquisitely beautiful ~ IL Is fragile.
From it, yelyety depths, the long, silvery
hair appear "a If each were a tiny spear
tipped with silver; it has the soft fluff.
ness Of thistle down, and is AZ light and
vapOrOus as marabout. A set of this
costs 800, yet scarcely lasts a season in
beauty. Next on the list of valuable
furs comes the beautiful fsher-tail, a
dark, nearly black, long and very soft
fur. Mufs aud boas cost from $50 to $3.50
a set in uptown New York stores, and
borders for trimming cost from SIG to
$25 a yard. Sets of sea-otter are valued
at $3.50 to $3.50. These high-priced furs
are bought only by the rich, and are not
generally fashionable. Seal skin retains
all of its popularity, and by degrees ladies
are beginning to understand the use and
abuse of this beautiful fur. The natural
being a dull ugly brown, all seal fur has
to be dyed. The American dyed seal
is far inferior to the English dyed, as
the former will rub off and lose its gloss
and rich beauty. To detect the differ
ence, the inner ground dye is very dark,
having a burnt appearance, and altogeth-
er the fur has a peculiar dead black look.
There has been a great improvement
lately in the art of plucking and dying
seal skin. Of the two species, Shetland
and Alaska, the latter possesses far more
durability, but he Shetland is sof er
and more silky. There are also many
grades of this fur the fine qualities are
easily recognized by the deep brown
black shade with a golden ground the
thick fur is even, has few or no g~listen-
ers ~(meaning little stumps of the original
seal skin, not properly plucked), and is
soft and velvety to the touch. To ex-
anime seal, pass the hand against the
grain of the fur. There are a few i'm.
portant facts to be taken into ~considera-
ton by those who wish to purchase seal
skin fur, which, despite its fair rivals of
the chinchilla family, will remain a lead
ing standard fur. Otter and beaver are
dyed to resemble seal so closely it is
necessary to practise the keenest scrutiny
in order to prevent mistake. The fur of
the beaver is longer than the seal, but
not so close or fine, and has not the brill
liant black color of the seal, though in
point of durability is certainly p%refera-
III, T., thu InuaY nra1au ~ Saa1Sb,n Tho
otter is Just as rich in color as the seal,
though the outer shade has a tendency
to take a bronze tinge yet many ladies
prefer, and only a few years back the
finer grades were more expensive than
the real Shetland seal. The Shetland is
the finest species of seal used for furs.
II is longer than the Alaska seal, and
finer and softer TO the touch, Though not
so durable, because of its fineness. Fine
seal fur has a deep brown-black shade, is
thick-lurred and even. Seal skin has
been said to have lost its hold upon the
American market. This is not true. No
other fur can take its place for cloaks
and coats and ladies' jackets. Even sea
otter, which, dyed in London, is much
haudsomer for mutfs and boas, is too
cumbersome for sacques. In fact, seal
skin is in greater demand this fail for
sacques-in greater demand than ever
for large and expensive mes. They are
made larger and longer, and in more
graceful shapes than heretofore, and,
though the most of them are plain, some
are splendidly trimmed with bands of
the fur of the black and silver fox, sea
otter, brook otter and beaver. They
have become comparatively cheap.
The mos. beautiful sacques Though per.
haps not the most desirable), made of
pup S~hetlands'" skins, sell for $500.
The best Alaska sacques bring 1925 to
$3.50. Seal sacques, American dyed, can
be bought for $50, to 800 and 800.
They look we'll for a time, but the largest
New York houses decline to invest in
them because they will not last. Seal
sets of the first quality (mufs and tip
pets) are offered by the Gunthers at $50
and $50. If fur warehouses were not
already stocked with seal skins, these
prices would be raised in view of the
diminution of the production. The
ruthless murder of seals in Shetland has
almo,t depopuIated their abodes, and the
defamation of seals, both old and young,
which is going on in Alaska must shortly
arrest the propagation there. The num-
Der of seals which are found in other To-
c%alities specified near the commencement
of this article are relatively small. The
delicate and silkeh fur of that little ami.
NAL, the chinchilla, which burrows in
the valleys which intersect the billy
slopes of the Andean region from Chill
10 Peru. has returned to favor within the
last two years, and is now in extensive
demand. 1t 10 long, OF a clear gray color
upon the back, ~soitening to a grayish
white beneath. 1t is used for mufs,
tippets, Innings to cloaks and pelisses, and