St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-12-12

come from Alaska, and the catchers now
cruise thousands of miles along the coasts
before they can get the rare seals. The
best furS are taken in midwinter, as the
seal begins to shed its coat in spring, and
then the fur is not as good. 1t is curious
fact known to all dealers in furs that if a
skin is taken from seal during the period
of the shedding it will continue shedding as
long as it lasts.
Said a salesman in we'll known furrier's
establishment Yesterday:
Probably of ali the women in the world
none are so appreciative of furs as French
women. They thoroughly understand the
| refinement which seal and sable give the
wearer, and make use of them to a degree
! which appears to the women of other
nations highly extravagant. But they
| have learned the secret about furs. and
that is that there is really economy in theil
wearing. Every woman who has full
garment will demonstrate that to your
satisfaction. They will stand more hard
usage than any other article of personal
wear"
The fashionable sealskin for the present
season is very dark in color. and the gar
ment which is likely to be most popular is
seal coat from forty to forty-four inches
long. 1t Is fitted close to the back, with
! allowances for the use of drapery, and has
| straight front closed with cord loops and
seal buttons. Deep cuffs and the shawl
collar will be worn. The finest fur gar
ments are made up without any trimming
to detract from the rich simplicity of the
natural fur. Pelerines short wraps and
the iauntiest of jackets made to fit as
snugly as the Partisan garments uf cloth
are shown by the dealers in furs. The
jacket is a marquise, tight in the back,
with loose front and vest of some other
fur that will make tasteful contrast. One
of the most fashionable of these is of the
richest SealSkin with a vest of black Per-
sian, the collar is la miIitaire, and the
fastenings of the vest are with concealed
hooks and eyes. Other jackets are of SEAL
with the vest of natural beaver or of 81 al
and black aStrakhan. The sleeves are
made moderately close, aid the entire effect
is OF snug-httlng garment which allows
the gown underneath to be shown to the
fullest advantage.
In street wraps shape which promises
to become the most favored is rarchiduc.
which fits close in the back and is slit up
to the line of the waist to allow sufficient
room for drapery. The fronts are long
and cut square at the bottom. Black mar
ten is used almost as much as sable in
trimming these wraps. and the silvery fur
of the lOwly coon decOrateS some of the
richest seal wraps.
One OF the most elaborate short Wraps
has been named PAriadne, and is of seal.
close fitted in the back. Below the back it
is laid in two broad box pleats, and at each
side are short paniers of seal. The fronts
are long and the sleeves are moderately
loose.
For trimming the Russian and Hudson
Bay sableS. and the blue fox and sea otter
continue to be favorites. and scarcely any
prettier effect can be gained than that of
the combination of the warm. feathery
blue fox with dark. richly-colored sealskin.
The La Gerty is another shape of the sea-
son, and is shown in seal trimmed with
mink tails. 1t has square shoulders and a
loose front, and is fitted in the back. The
Hudson Bay sables are also much used for
trimming, and although they cannot equal
the Russian sables, they are both pretty
and effective.