St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-08
FACTS ABOUT FURS
IMPORTANT POINTS FOR THE
LADIES.
How Seal Skins Are Han
died, Dyed and Dressed.
The public seem to still be


Semj-GnnudI Fur sales 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 $50.
A skin in ITS FINISHED state,
when londeo IN New York, may
bring $50 that vas sold RAW
at SIS. Thus, you see. it takes
a decidedly large advance or
decline of the RAW skins TO
make much difference IN the
dyed and dressed article.
When you see "SeaLs ad-
RANGED at the London SAFES 20
per cent" that doesn't mean
that Seal Sucques viii likewise
be 20 per cent higher land The
contrary of course, IS true if
Seas decline 20 per cent at
The sahe), for the SKINS that
sold FINISHED at $50 npqht
in the one case drop to SIS.
and m the other ddvaace to
S55, which would be only SIS
on garment There being three
skins IN the average fashiona-
be length now worm. In 0cto-
Der, 1890, The ADVANCE was n3
per cent which, of course, made
about S55 to $50 advance on
garments, but by no means n3
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 are. As
near 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 Sf65 IN
November latter the great rise
at the saIe). This advance was
warranted, and prices are still
very firm, as there is a known
shortage of fine. high-gr0de
SKINS (onY 1900 ALASKAN this
year. as against 2f,OO0 last
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 received These
prices average about $40 on a
garment higher than last year.
or about rs per cent higher
while the RAW skins went up
n3per cent, and even on the
late sale are still 100 per cent
higher than one year ago. We
believe in Seal that rs, in GOOD
Seal and can promise eight to
ten years good wear from our
garments, with perhaps on out
lay of S25 10 repair ana 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 that we can sell you at
last years. prices that are thor
oughy go0d in quality and in
fate patterns, and are bargains.
We think we hove the "cinch"
on Seal in this market, and will
guarantee to show you more
goods than HE combined stocks
of all the dealers IN the two
cities, and (quadty considered
giNe you lower prices We dduse
the immediate selection or or
derJng of your garment 1t is
now November and IT you want
the use OF it this year you have
no time to lose. 1t takes time
to make or AFTER and cold
heather will soon be here to
stay Take our word Tor it, and
come and select your Seatskm
or any other Fur garment you
may want. AshGkhons are our
specially, and we have over 800
garments to show you. Hothinq
is better at a moderate price,
and we know how TO make them
up right SO they wit wear, ana
We viii warrant them to 90 so.