Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-01-08
Fashionable Furs.

Inc CnOlCG OF 1urS becomes rom
winter to winter q more difficult matter.
Almost every kind of fur is now imita-
ted, seal-skln even not excepted. Fur
riers now dye many real furs, to make
them blacker and more glossy; so it is
by no means easy to distinguish the
real article from the imitation. The
length of the hair is very good indi-
cation of the quality Of the fur, the
long-haired fur being the best In Paris,
the most fashionable furs this year are
black and dark shades. Among the
ordinary kinds Of black fur are the
Mbelninette" and Siberienne," and
after these come beaver and skunk.
After the black furs is the mountain
rat, which is not dyed, but being a COM
mon skin, is only used for ordinary
dresses and travelling suits. Gilded,
silver, and blue fox are as much in ia
vor as ever. These furs are only suit
able for velvet and satin garments. They
are also much used for lining evening
garments and opera cloaks. White
hare, swan, and ermine, which are
not much used for lining purposes, are
reserved exclusively for children's suits
and garments. Chinchilla, though not
fashionable, Is always worn. "Grebe J"
is kind Of feather trimming, although
it is classed among furs. 1t is princi-
pally used for young girls suits. This
fur, in its natural color, has d silvery
shade, and is dyed to great advantage
| for bonnets. Seal-skin, this winter, is as
much, If not more worn than ever. It
is considered the most stylish of all
| furs, and is worn by gentlemen as well
as ladies. Coats, vests, trimmings and
caps are made Of this fur. Ladies seal
skin garments are very long. Young
ladies wear half tight-htting seal-skin
paletots, with the Persian cap to match.
CONNECTIONS trimmed with bands of seal
skin are very handsome, especially
when the material is satin Or gros dc
Suez in the same shade as the fur.
A new suit for royal wedding, just
made in this combination, is as follows:
The body is of sea[colored satin. The
front Of the skirt is rather short, show
ing the Shoe 1t is bordered rather than
trimmed, with ruching, which falls over
the foot Under the ruching is a close
kilt plating, and under this is the
balayause Above the ruching are
three rows of inserted ivory or sealcol-
ored faille puffings. The seal vest has
long basque buttoning to the end,
which reaches to the puffings on the
skirt. The colored enameled buttons
are square. The satin habit has seal
skin revers, cut very open, over the
breast. 1t is not buttoned, but is fast
ened down at the waist by a metal
"chainette." The revers on the skirt
are fastened below the hips under a
rosette Satin paits are on either side
of the revers. The combination of seal
skin and satin forms in the back long
Kaleidoscope.
A novelty in the fur liue is Russian
cats skin. The hair is very long and
glossy, shading off brown and fawn
colors. 1t is very soft to the touch, and
its only defect is that it is very expen-
sive.-NeaO York Times.
AT the last meeting of the Limekiln
Club, Brother Gardner observed
"Gemlen, dar amt no use denyin' dat
we orter be ceedin thankful dat we am
livin' an in good health, while better
men dan we is hev foun' dar graves at
de bottom of de sea an on the broad
perary. Each mawnin' when | wake
up an turn ober an tell de old woman
dat it is time to build de fire, feel
thankful dat / amt under de ground
an some strange ole niger pokin
round de cabin Gem'len, we won
pass no resolushun, but let each man CT
you select de shingle-nails from dc
nica1e]s when you dip down to help de
cause of charity or religun, an when
you look up at de dark sky or de blue,
doan' forgit dat we am ivin on borrow
ed time and not chen keepin uped IN
terest Detroit Free Press.
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