The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-13
FASHIONS IL PrRs.
The Trade opening BrislIy-what the
Ladies' VIII Wear This winter.

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The Trade Opening Briskly-what the
Ladies' VIII Wear This winter.
New York Evening Post.
These chilly days tell US that winter
,r;l, uo,r ba mon us A few words as 10
49,
the lur traue "nu Ashions III tut "ie
fore appropriate at this time. Furriers are
happy. They have fine stocks OF goods,
h,a;r ,roda b,s o,oral hr;sklv and thew
:" go
expect d more thah larry PFospeou'
son. Prices are generally about the SAM
as they were last wear, Sealskin has be-
come The nonpIar.tur in Paris. md the
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consequent lncEeaseu ueI.a"u io' "1'
raised its price in London, but New YORK
will not feel the advance until next year.
h uaoIuti, Soco,e ia still tho ~savorite
with he ladies' he frr.,ined wran being
their Sacnnd chn;ce shetland skins have
the finest aaera and the deepest color
TSev ore most desirable, hut are very
ecarca and oynane;ve Alaska skins ara
tho warrnest, most durable, and are NOT
The most 'oxnens;ve The tynicaI seal
sacnre NJ the tashioable world his season
ia n iit,le Longer than. that 81 last vear. II
fi,s more closelv and the collar il broader.
Tho front Il jonhle. Invested and can he
folded over STRAIGHT from tho throat ar
turned hack ike n oentleman,s coat. II
has ns few seams as nossible, and the
sleeves are without cuffs. The bile OF the
fleece il turned upward. &c that the fleece
shall fall backward, open a little and show
the thickness OF the pile and deepen the
richness OF the dark shade. II Is fastened
by passemcnterie loops with scalskin bars,
and the quilted lining Is Of brown satin
Gree, Sac1ucs trimmed with a border OF
another kind of fur are also fashionable.
4 good way to bring a last years sacque
to a fashionable length Is to adds border.
The borders which are most in fayor are
of plucked and unplucked otter skin, sill.
yer and brown beaver, colored LYNX, wool
seal, Alaska sable and chinchilla. Untrim.
med sacqucs cost from $50 to 500. A very
good one can be bought for Sl25. The
border, Of course, increases the expense.
Grey squirrel and cony Jackets, and Krim-
err s%acules OF curled gray shaded fur are
worn by little girls. Ladies' scalsEin hats
and bonnets will be worn a great deal. The
prcttiest hats arc turned up on one side
and trimmed with clusters Of feathers.
The bonnets aro in rabagas. shape, have
coronets and are trimmed with ostrich
tips. Fur-lined wraps, which have become
SO popular, arc long, slender and clinging,
and are exhibited in a variety OF shapes.
From the fact that full draperics are again
coming into vogue, ladies choose the cir
cular instead OF the " shapes. The
circular wraps are made with the Russian
collar, either bordercd or plain. The pop.
ular lining is squirrel fur. Ermine also
makes a very handsome lining, and chin
chilla and sable are much used. Beaver
and chinchilla are the favorite furs for Dor.
ders while silver lynxes the most snowy
andmost expensive. Aquantity ofsupertu.
Gus o%rnamentation is crowded into the lat
est edition Of these graceful garments, Ia.
king way the rich simplicity Of the orig.
inals, which were trimmed with fur alone.