St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-11
FACTS ABOUT FURS
IMPORTANT POINTS FOR THE
LADIES.
How Seal Skins Are HAM
died, Dyed and Dressed

about Seal Skins. The skins
that are sod IN LonGon at the
Semi-annudi Fur sales are sod
in Their raw State-that IS, in
same shape as hides are sod
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 $50.
A skin in IT'S FINISHED state,
when landed in New FORK, may
bring $50 that vas sold RAW
at SIS. Thus, you see. it takes
DECIDEDLY large advance or
decline of the RAW skins TO
make much difference IN the
dyed and dressed article.
When you see "Seals ad-
vdnced at the London safes 20
per cent that doesn't mean
that Seal Sacques viii likewise
be 20 per cent higher land The
contrary of course, is true ii
Seas decline 20 per cent at
the saie), Tor the SKINS that
sold FINISHED at $50 might
in the one case crop to SIS,
and m the other Advance to
SIS, which would be only SIS
Oh a garment There being three
skins m the average fashjona-
be length now worm. In Octo-
Der, 1890, the advance vas 113
per cent, which, of course, made
about S55 TO $50 advance on
garments, tut BY no means 1f3
per cent There has been so
much written and printed about
Seals that was totally untrue
that the interested public hardly
know what the FACTS ore. As
near as we can state them, they
are as follows:
A garment that cost US sos
in august, 1890, cost US Sf35
IN October, 1890, and Sf65 in
November latter the great rise
at The SAFE. This advance vas
warranted, and prices are still
very firm, as there is a known
shortage of fine, hjgh-grade
SKINS (ony 1900 Alaskan this
year. as against $1,000 last
year and 10000 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
Pr'ces average about $40 on a
garment higher than last year.
or about Is per cent higher
while The Raw SKINS vent up
n3per cent and even on the
late safe are sm 100 per cent
higher than one year ago. Ne
beGeve in Seal that is, in GOOD
Seal and can promise eight to
ten years good wear from our
garments, with perhaps on out
lay of S25 to repair and retone
meanwhile. We claim thai SIX
teen years experience shows
them On economical garment
to buy. Nothing IS as handsome
and dressy. Ne own many gar
ments that we can sell you at
last years. prices that are thor
oughy gooo IN quality and in
fate patterns, and are bargains.
We think we have the "cncb"
on Seal in this marker, and will
guarantee to SHOW you more
goods tran HE combined stocks
of aN the dealers IN The fwo
cities, and quality ccnsjdered)
give you lower prices We GdyIse
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 AFTER and cold
heather will soon be here to
stay Take our word for ii, and
come and select your Sealskin
or any other Fur garment you
may want. Ashokhans are our
specially, and we have over 800
garments to-sbow you. Nothing
is better at a moderate price,
and we know how to make them
up right SO they Will wear, end
we will warrant them TO 90 so.