The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
AREN'T THEY COLDi
vfRuoy1ERs AND THEIR FURs
Snrments That Are Nee-ssnry. and Hsvs
Six Months OF Every. bay Wear

Gnrments That Are Ncs~ssnry. and Have
siS Months OF Every. bay Wear.
RUTLAND. April a-Ncrmont Ia tho home OF
the fnr cont New Workers and the dwcllers in
fost"n aud other centres OF ropulation wear
Iurs IN comfort or stylr US tho case may be,
but tho genuine vermonter wears furs as q
necessity " his existence. His Ia used ad.
nsed'y because, reversing the usual order,
NOR" 'urS are worn by men In Vermont than
by woni,n. Mt TINT the women In Vermont
do not wear fur>. They do, but moro and
cost'icr fnrs are worn hy the mon. The reason
IL INA u woman wants her furs mndc up In the
latest stylo anl wants them little finer than
those Worn by her next ncighbor. while man
VIII wear tho Tar coat OF his great grandfather
| win AN air OF unconcern. II would not 10
strictly true to say hu wears II with prido. he.
cause the only thing u Vcrmontcr really prides
himself on IL the fact that he IL a vermonter.
and that fact necessarily carries with IL the
possession OF n fur coat, Indeed vermonter
without fur coat has lost an important pArt
OF his hlithriGht
The fur c,ats arc Of all styles and descrlp.
tons. from the common. everyday coonskin
that costs from $50 to Sro. to the richer and
costiter garments OF martcn. sable. otter beay.
| or. and sca. Behrskin coats are numerous,
md they range from $50 and $40 ur into the
| hundreds. MANY of the coats nrc hcirloomS
| Ethan Aliens coat is preserved as ono OF the
treasured relics Of tho Revolution. but coats q,
venerable nrc in every day use. This cxpres.
sion. everyday use" Is to be- taken literally,
inc native Nermontcr takes his fur coat from
It's GUNNER wrappInss of camphor and herb,
on tho first Of November every year
-nevor later and sometimes earlier
He puts it on then and wears IL
scrupul"usiy week days and sundays. to work
anu to church. until the LIST O. May, Tho
paimF sttlng days may tempt the festive
drummer, or the city traveller. to don IA light
overcoat. or 20 without. but tho Vermonter
knows That on bnlmy spring days tho thor.
mometer mny fall 40 degrees between hi.h
noon and sunset, and 40 moro between sunset
and midnight. and he takes no chances. Ilo
clings to his fur coat and lives to good old
age. while the butterfly in spring clothes gets
pneumonia ana. probably. dies young.
Thofur coat is good for six full months OF
service, and thut continuous service prevents
It from being an oxtravtc tnce. colt that
Is IN service ak months In every year for gem
gance at 81. 900. and good many. worth $1,000
tho costlisst coats do not give the best service
always. We have coats that are older than the
that didn't cost their, first owners anything
beyond the time OF Killing the original wear
dass ana h S n5or " n s in
which Was another triiie. To-day the V e"ats
are q greatsr val%s than ever to say
that has had associations in the barnyard and
make its presence felt in warm room in u
way that cannot be ignored.
ling tie IN but the %s"rers dont
mind It. Winter visitors from abroad and new
Fbesd dent Of the Stats are suspsod At
tho most convenient means OF keeping from
freezing to death. The seal garments Of the
rule they are not thought much Of. but
no kn Gosf se Is coats u Of
dyed seal. worth from 500 to $1,000. are
too COMMON to attract attention. and when
ter v Vel come together IL he WIN
.9oms =. such an exhibition L. likely 70 rel IA
tni Rs9s and and
body has q fur coat OF his own. and Il anybody
to tel %Ssss S
sides a tHr coat Is an uneainly thing e. gst
ea %ssSs i 5y tSs sni A.,
to town With sled load q wood wears Gss ssat
coat Of iifty years ago. the possession Of costly
wealth: IN fact. some farmers have iprs that
TSfts Eff b. ssus 81 as sRs
th Snte5 n and Is q the Se
coat 81 rich brown marten that he wears often
Ssen he + aasp Il ern S
.ss nG hst esc
Hiram AsR1s Who Is ~ IT.
shs q ssss as s
party 70 gust him. wears a coat that we'll b.:
bessh saey sns. s%ae
who9 does tho talking for the Democratic party
VENTS OUTSIDE 81 i staff asssf Oh es
s55ss ~ :; Ss:Sss IA a. III
the best informed horsemen In these parts. has
some very fine furs One. = rich marten goat
bought ssi5 coat ior Himself and another At
Most Of the. newer coats are bought IN Mon
ne states The supply OF Td animals in TIL:
native skins arc those Of years gone by but q
fortunate hunter captures bear occasionally
coat. but il his time t be va valuable he Would save
overyboay 0S IL oImo non 'H Is supped With iur
coats. the stores keep big stock on
hand The customers are among The the srox.
who find It convenient MS well as comfortable
to adopt the customs OF the natives, Taxing
the value Of the fur Rarmentsin Vermont Is
well up In tho millions. II will rank among
and few Investments are safer. An income Of
ccomiortabl size is derived froT the letting Of
from letting coats The dealers could not Afford
e carry tho stock they do; In the Easements tents