St. Paul daily globe., 1891-11-06
FACTS ABOUT FURS
IMPORTANT POINTS FOR TIE
LADIES.
How Seal Skins Are Ham
died, Dyed and Dressed.

HHNWUC VI tEG OCtuW IuCtO
about Seal Skins. The skins
that are soId m Lonaon al the
SenI-annuaI Fur safes are sold
IN Their raw stale that IS, in
same shape as hides are sold
here. The great expense of
Seal is in the dressing and dye
ing of the skins, and these
charges are the same whether
the raw skin brings $40 or $40.
A skin in IFS FINISHED state,
when iandeo in New York, may
bring $50 that was sold RAW
at Sf5. Thus, you see. it takes
a decidedly large advance or
decline of the RAW skins TO
make much difference IN the
dyed 0nd dressed article.
When you see "Seais 3D.
Vonce6 al the London SAFES 20
per cent that doesn't mean
that Seal Sacques will likewise
be 20 per cent higher (dnd The
contrary of course, IS true ii
Seas decline 20 per cent at
the saie), for the SKINS that
sold FINISHED at $50 might
in the one case drop to SIS,
and m the other Advance to
S55, which woud be only SIS
on q garment There being three
skins m the average faShiona-
be length now worm. In 0cto-
Der, 1890. the advance was 113
per cent, which, of course, made
about S55 to $50 advance on
garments, but BY no means f13
per cent There has been so
much written and printed about
Seols that was totally untrue
that the interested public hardly
know what the FACTS are. As
nedr as we can state them, they
are as follows:
A garment that cost US sos
in August, 1890, cost US S135
in October, 1890, and S165 in
November (after The great rise
at the saie). Tins advance was
warranted, and prices are ShN
very firm, as there IS a known
shortage of fine. h{gh-grqde
SKINS (only 1900 Alaskan this
year, as against 21,000 lost
year and 100000 the year be-
fore). 1t is our candid opinion
that the party who buys a Seal
garment at our present prices
is getting value receWed These
prices average about $40 on a
garment higher than last year.
o" about IS per cent higher
while the raw skins went up
n3per cent, and even on the
tate sale are shM 100 per cent
higher than one year ago. Ne
believe in Seal that is, in GOOD
Seal and can promise eight to
ten years good wear from our
garments, with perho2s on out
lay of S25 10 repair dnd retone
meanwhile. We claim that SIX
teen years experience shows
them an economical garment
to buy. Nothing is as handsome
and dressy. We own many gar
ments thGt we can sell you ct
last years. prices that Gre thor
OgghI gooo IN quality and in
late patterns, and Gre bargains.
We think we have the .'cmch"
on Sea- in this market, an5 viii
guarantee to show you more
goods than the combined stocks
of oil the dealers IN the two
cities, and (quality ccnsidered) J
give you lover prices. We GdviSe
the immediate selection or or
denng of your garment 1t is
now November, and If you want
the use of it this year you have
no time to fose. 1t takes time
to make or aIfer and cold
Weather will soon be here to
stay. Take our word for it, and
come and select your Seaiskin
or any other Fur garment you
may want. Astfakhuns are our
specially, and we have over 800
garments to show you. Nothing
is better at a moderate price,
and we know how TO make them
up right so they viii wear, GnJ
we viii warrant them TO 90 so.