St. Paul daily globe., 1892-09-14
SEAL SKINS SCARCE,
The Popularity Of Seal Gar.
ments in ALI Coun-
tries
Makes the Demand So Great
That Skins Of Good Quail
ity Are Scarce.
Holders Of Fine Skins Can
Name Their Own
Prices.
The Extinction of the Seal,
Like the Buffalo, Only a
Question of Time.

All buyers who have been to the ma,
kets OF this country or Europe the past
rev months are agreed that the supply of
good sealskins is exceedingly small, and
dlfflculty is found to get them at any
price. There is no longer any doubt
about the fact that these animals will
become extinct, as did our buffalo.
unless at once protected. The popular
lty of the article is as strong as ever.
but, owing to the advance during past
two years and the known decreasing
supply, ,turriers the world over are trying
to find other furS that will take to some
extent the place of seal, but when ali is
SAID and done the fact remains that seal
is liked the best by most ladies, is the
most becoming to the most people, and
tnoSe who can get one will have that
and nothing else. This is good season
TO get garment, ,aS. although skins have
advanced so much, garments are sold
very close. and the goods made from
skins OF last year are fine in quality,a ,and
will be hard TO ever duplicate. Messrs.
Ransom & Horton, of this city, are sup
Piled with some extra quality of skins
and garments, and strongly advise
those who like seal to purchase this
season. Jackets can be got at $50 to S175;
Walking Coats and Sacks at $l75 to $3.50,
and a good seal garment is one of
the most durable, as.well as handsome
articles OF wearing apparel a lady can
have. To those that can't afford or don't
like Sealskin, or perhaps have an old
one and want change, a handsome
Mink or Plucked Otter is strongly rec
commended. Both these articles possess
great value for wear and (properIy
q Il
The prices, 1925 to Sl75, bring them
within the range of the masses. If this
is more than lady cares to put in
wrap, Astrakhan garments are hand
some, stylish and comfortable, will wear
many years, and for the same money are
not equaled by any other wrap in fur or
cloth. I You can own one at $50 to $50, and
will use good Judgment If you get one.
You should use some care in deciding
where you will buy your furs. A house
long enough established to have learned
by experience how to make the best
cloak from each kind of fur, a house
with an earned reputation for honest
and fair dealing, certainly should COM
mand the preference. Ransom & Hor-
ton have been seventeen years catering
othiS trade, are the largest dealers in fine
furs west OF Cincinnati, and have repu-
tation (made by years of hard work. that
warrants you in feeling absolutely safe
that what you buy OF them will, first,
be good OF its kind; second, d,well and styl-
lshly made up; and third, any after de-
fects will be cheerfully rectified. Their
store and stock is credit to this Tor
would be to any city. All the latest
Paris novelties are shown. You can find
any and all kinds of Cloaks, Mantes,
Jackets and CapeS in Fur or Cloth and
Fur, and know that goods with their
name OH are as sterling value as Jewell
ry with Tiffany's name on. This has
not been done in day or year, nor by
taking advantage of the ignorance of
purchasers. Large business of any kind
only is made in one way-by hard work,
good goods. and honest dealing. Be-
fore you buy Winter Wrap, consider
carefully, look around as much as you
have time and inclination, then go ia
Ransom Il Horizons and see if the stock
doen't indorse every word we have said.