St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-20
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Ransom & Horton.

This is a season when furs
of aN kinds are IN fashion the
world over. FIR is combined
with cloth and worn as ger
ments;, in fact, IS used IN every
conceivable way. The law of
supply and demand apples, and,
naturally under such a unVer-
sal demGndfr pehs are scarce.
parhcuary IN desirable quail
ties. In Eastern sections Mink
is IN the lead as THE fdShiond-
bic article for use in garments,
trimmings, neck scorfs, ETC.,
and has very rapidly adNGnced
in popularity and price. FrOba-
bly, this strong fashionable de-
mand viii reach this section
later in the season, but those
nho anticipate it, and buy Mink
articles row. MN surely save
money. Seal seems to be also
in steady demand, and this artI-
Gle is handled this year by US
at such low margin of profit
that certainly nobody can mss
it who purchases. No fur can
ever be as handsome and an
swer so many uses. 1t can
never be any lover. An reports
show The rapid extinction of the
animals, and Seal garment IN
a few years from now will be as
nara to get as it is now to get
q fine Buffalo. We are selling
Seal garments $50 to S75 less
than leading Eastern houses are
asking. and the price We started
the season on is based on far
TOO low q margin, but we want
to see the article sold, and have
met the consumers ideas of
what they can afford TO pay
Otter is a fur that is UnegUa/ed
for wear and durability, and
weNseiected skins, properly
matched, make an extremely
handsome Cloak We have made
unusual efforts to have a fine
and large assortment of skins
in this Ane for this season (Olac-
ing our orders a year ago). and
yet we can hardly till our or
0ers. Ladies seem to like the
article, ana the prices of Sf35
to $3.50 for a ciook sure to give
8 to ~ years wear if desired
are moderate and economical
For young ladies particularly
nothing can be nicer. We have
wondered each season if Astrakhan
wouldn't faH off in popularity, but
this season we sell more than ever.
The fact is, that its hard to find
any garment at so to 500 that is
desirable and warm enough in this
climate for winter wear. Cloth
surely isn't. Plush is dead let
ter, and Astrakhan, when properly
handled and made up, gives light
weight, durable, warm Cloak at
moderate price, and is really a
handsome article. We can't see
what can be got for like sum that
Will give as good value. NO5Ody
makes any better AStrakhan gar
ment than we do, and we ko0w of
but one house in America that
equals US, and they want 20 PER
cent more than we do for the same
thing. Fur Capes have now reached
perfection in style and shapes
adapted to this climate, and those
of the present season are SenSi-
BILE purchase to wear over a CLOTH
jacket in severe weather, and with
out jacket in ordinary weather. Our
shapes are said to be the best
shown, and we have sold many hun
dreds. We also have the Deep
capes, with Vests, at prices from
$50 to $3.50, that make dreSSE
stylish wrap, and on many figures
are far better than any jacket. Day
after day it is a rush and crowd
with US, and we are satisfied that
the past two months ladies'
"shopoed," and, finding we had
THE stock, are now coming to buy.
Certain it is, we never had such
trade. Our out-of- town trade and
Minneapolis business is aston
ishing and gratifying, and only
bears out what WE knew last Hu-
quSt--thqt no such stock as ours
was to be seen in any other one
store in the West We still have
full and complete lines, and advise
Immediate attention to the purchase
of what may be wanted in our line.
We owe apologies 10 those whose
repairs we have not yet got done,
but are working every night full
force, and will DO all we can to fin
ish such work before real cold
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