Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-08

year when he can confidently look forward to
business of sale is from the LIST OF November to
the LIST of February. Although fashion does
much to promote demand more will depend
upon the weather, for the multitude cannot
afford the unnecessary expense of fur garments
i'm an unpleasant mild winter. He must be al
WAYS hoping and praying for severe weather.
In March or April the manufacturing becomes
active. and so continues until the first of this
month, when everything is In the market. and
purchasers are considering how best to obtain
the much-cOveted furs. All the labor of prepar-
alton must be gone through without the imme-
date return OF single dollar it is all outlay and
expense until the season opens Great numbers
vi hahdS are employed in this city. as the
demand for furs seems steadily to increase 1t
would &c impossible to attempt an account of
me imitation furs which abound. Some are so
Sood ana the result of so much ingenuity i'm
preparation that they are almost as costly as
those that are genuine; Others again are genu-
Inc: but are not sold under their own name if it
happens not to be fashionable at any particular
season or ermine one hears little nowadays.
It Is essentially royal fur, and trims the long
framed Iaiitles and gowns that figure at court
ccreinOniais. but is now rarely met WITH as it
was years ago, as the lining of silk cloakS or In
the form of shoulder tippets.
The preservation of furs is always matter of
some difficulty. Camphor would appear after
all. to be the most disagreeable thing to offer to
the parasites which infpst skins. Some people
use red pepper, but on experience it has been
proved useless. Large retail fur houses have
special repositories for preserving them. gener-
ally i'll rooms built for the purpose-dark and in
the basement. They use no preseryative against
moth, but the skins are regularly taken up and
beaten every few days. Private persons who
have expensive furs send them for storage to
such repositories where they are well taken
care of and insured by the furriers.
1t seems rather stretch of fancy to connect
furs with hair brushes, but none the less
badgers skins. which are PROFESSIONALLY furs
are brought to this country from Germany to
serve as bristles for brushes Artists brushes.
too are made from kolinski, which comes from
Russia. and is small variety Of weasel. The
tail only is made use Of for the purpose, and
they now value about 10 marks timber.
Every lady knows the difficulty Of selecting
furs; practice only can make any one a compe-
tent judge Of price and quality. for there are
such infinite varieties In almost all kinds
that it is necessary to be familiar with them
all. Large, heavy muffs are no longer
fashionable. Costumes are usually matched
in brocaded silk or velvet, from which muffs are
made and trimmed with fur SO that a lady of
fashion nowadays may possess one for every
suit she wears. Shoulder capes are to be had
in every variety. seal and beaver being the most
sought after. AS for price, it varies from few
dollars up to few hundred and there Is no
reason why any one should SILVER for want of
fur, so many cheap kinds are now to be seen at
the stores. Ch!ldren's clOaks this winter are to
be generally fur trimmed, but "a yet fur-lined
garments are exclusively made for adults. In
the extreme north of Germany and in Russia
hoods trimmed and lined with fur are univers-
ally worn by children, and mitigated form of
the same fashion is seen here in the fur
cared caps worn by the boys One very
singular fact appears inseparable from
the wearing. of furs, and that is the
difficulty people who have once worn them find
IN giving them up. even when warmth of climate
makes them superfuOus. Russians visiting the
baths OF Southern Germany will wear as many
as II they were twenty miles north of Moscow,
and nothing will be seen of them but their noses
ana an illustration of the same popularity is
evident every spring, VIXEN elderly ladies' who
have worn fur tippets all the winter cannot be
induced to lay them aside even when the April
sun gives them fOretaste of midsummer. Such
creatures OF habit are we all Fur caps have
played prominent part in fiction. Who does
not remember Bob, in the =" Mill on the Floss"
twisting his fur cap in his hand as he besought
Maggie In her trouble to try 4 dawg?" And
in many of Dickens creations we realize at once
the importance that fur plays in dress, whether
le taxes the form OF cap, garment, or of fur
lined boots or gloves.
A Isar-RO0m Incident.
From the New York Sun.
opportunities for studying phys!ognomies.
Ell? Analysis of character, eh?' observed a rep
resentative bartender In the Sixth avenue in re-
ply to queries. "You watt a little to high for
gamble on: for telling what mans made of,
what he wants. what's his money basis, how
much of him's solid and how much of him's gas,
and SO on, bartender can take the belt Just
twg those two gents crossing the street yonder,
me how you'd size 'em up
"A pair Of rather promising customers" was
the reply.
LAY, but the particulars. mean. seem 'em
Bourbon straight and either o hot Scotch or a
spiced Jamaica, with stamps ON the nail, and
more to spare"
At this moment the customers entered the sa-
loon and designated decOctiOns near enough to
the bartenders prediction to justify sdelong
glance in my direction as he served them and
made change with customary expertness.
know 'em:" he continued as we were once
more lett together. "Why, / know 'em the
minute plant my eyes on 'em! Good, bad, and
Indifferent; treater or treat beggar; flush; half
broke, lone dime in pocket, or fiat busted;
noisy lush or silent booze; grum Or frisky:
sponge or spread; hanger up or shelter out
know 'em all on sight. Either their faces OF
manners give 'em away afOre they've named
their hist. or even tOu he'd the bar rail. All
Poppy! awake again? Hold ON and I'll fix
you"
The last remark was elected by the coughing
and wheeling awakening Of queer little
shabby-genteel old man, with watery eyes and
peaked features. He had been snoOzing in his
seat ben1nd the stove on an upholstered bench
that ran along the wall opposite the bar and
near the side door or family entrance" of the
liquor saloon. The bartender hastily mixed q
spirituous compound, carried it over TO the
queer little old man, and watched him some
what sOrrowfully as he silently but tre,nu-
lousy drank it off, and again lapsed into SOM
nolence- Then he tapped his forehead with
good-humored significance, and returned to
lbs duties without receiving any equivalent.
'Oh, if L was only an ink-slinger like you
fellers. he said, ''what stories an articles an
editorials an paragraphs an biographs an hull
books could write up about what see in this
gin MILL" rubbing down the soiled counter with
AN energy Indicative of a sudden discomfort with
his non-literary career. - II may be I've got
the talent. too, only luck's dead agin me- How
ever, with Frightening look, and tossing the
cloth under the counter, that s no reason WIZ
we shouldn't take drink. What'll be? Same
thing, eh? Mine, too. and here's looking at
you As l was a-saying-NO, ma am. not at
this counter!" to old woman interpOsnr with
broken-nosed pitcher. $50 round to family
entrance. and the bOyIl take your order. Some
how. ladies'll never understand" he added,
soliloquZingly, "a woman and pitcher disap-
peared, "how improper it Is to fl their orders
right over the public counter. Glad to see YOU.
Mr.. McGinnis," to showiy dressed man. who
suddenly sided In from the street. respectfully
showing to him an unsolicited glass and bottle