The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1883-12-27
Fashionable Furs.

The most fash enable fur nj the pres
cnt time il undoabtcdly Scalskin, and
L has won its place after very hard
and severe fight, 10y virtue Of inherent
merit. For many years it held place
in England which was not accorded to
IL here. and few believed then that il
could ever rival or supcrsedc the then
popular mink Twenty years ago the
height of every woman's ambition in
the dress direction consisted in the
possession Of n dark pink care and
null, the value eing m assured by the
number of dark stripes which are found
on the back OF the mink. Now ladies
in Eastern cities will hardly take mink
rs a gift. unless il Is put in n a lining,
rs Il Is now occasionally in six circulars.
There are reasons. however. for this
revolutionary change more creitablc to
judgment than mere caprice. In the
first place. mink never was dressy
fur; il was solid. substantial and re-
spectacle; but not refined or suitable for
dress occasions. Ii wa, besides, very
difficult to discriminate between qualities
that possessed real claims to considera-
ton and those that were manipulated for
the market. These drawbacks do not
exist In the case of sealskin. Its
depth, it, color. its so!tness, its fine
shading, adapts IL TO fastidious tastes,
while its quality Is so easily ascertained,
its genuincness so readily tested, that
no lady need buy in ignorance of what
she is purchasing. The Shetland seal
ranks the highest, and is really an eco
nomcal purchase. for it literally never
wears out. while its beauty and luxury
are 10y forever. In Paris Shetland
seal paletot cloak will cost five hundred
francs (Sl0O; in England, twelve
guineas 1861; he.e, from $3.50 to $3.50.
No wonder ladies take the opportunity
to make purchases abroad and perspire
in them. under the eyes of the officials Of
the custom-house and the heats Of Au-
gust or September. The shape Of the
seal-skin jacket and paletot has greatly
improved of late years. Ii was former
" short. square. baggy and ill-itting.
Now il Is cut to the figure, Is longer,
higher upon the shoulder, and the sleeve
Is shaped 10 the top of the arm.
The paletot Is succeeding the
jacket; and next season will be
the most sought for, as It Is now
the newest of the seal-skin garments.
This lovely fur can not be so we'll util-
lied as some others for the smaller gar
mcnts. such as fur capes and trim
mings; probably 1t is too precious to be
cut up and wasted. For these purposes
black fox. natural beaver, gray fox and
rat fur are largely used. The latter Is
not often sold under its true name, but
II Is very largely employed and Is real.
IN one OF the most desirable Of common
furs. for II Is soft. dark and durable.
Otter is one OF the prettiest and mo-
expensive furs used for trimming pur-
poses; and its exquisite shade OF brown
an soft sickness have long made 1t o
tavorite with gentleman. for whose col.
lars. capes. mu..!ers and other coli-ex.
GLIDING accessories il was almost
monopolized. What is called "Labra-
dor fur in Paris is a beautiful brown.
long haired fur. for which We seem -
have no name or corresponding triiI.
ming in this country not one mt least
that Is prepared in the same way al
though II has the appearance of belong.
ing to the fox family. Jenny J.ue, ~
(iiengo Journal,
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