The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-26

tle-The Fur Collar and Band FOL
Trimming - Something About the
mu6.
Copyright, 1887
New York, Nov. 25.-She is warm, and
gracious, and brilliant. The rich blood
courses through her veins as she walks in
the frosty air, and the protecting furs
nestle close up to her dainty neck, keep
ing away the sudden little wind gusts
that try to creep in. The furs-they
make up half their charm, and the girl
knows it, and assures herself Of it half
satirically half smiling as she denotes the
increased devotion OF her lover or friend,
Take of from her that great sable collar,
those soft, big sleeves of seal; bring her
In from the frosty air, that gives her that
charming color; sit her down amid COM
mon place surroundings, with her regal
garment gone and an ordinary gown
without puff or gather in, its place.
Turn to her once more, and then,
fond admirer, whoever you may be,
YOU will find a change-not only in her,
but in yourself. But we women know
too well the secret of our power to be so
caught mapping. You will ever find US
gay, and brilliant, and adorned with all
the articles that render Us 50 perfectly
irresistible That is why we have taken
to furs this winter. We noted that you
were becoming so accustomed to our eff
forts that something positively heroic
was imperative 10 force you TO open your
eyes. Therefore we have poured upon
you perfect food of furs. TO show your
appreciation and commendation you will
need simply to take out your pocketbook
and cheerfully settle the bills. You are,
of course, willing to pay to be amused
Furs-and host OF varieties. Ermine,
sable, seal, mink, chinchilla, beaver,
krimmer, fox and a few more. They
show themselves in so many forms-in
coats, capes. collars. bands, ruffies, stoles
and victorines; under so many circum-
stances-on the street, in the warm, cozG
afternoon tea room in the great ball
room, touching satins and gauZe5; on the
demure trademarks, and even in my lady's
chamber, as she lounges in her white, fur
trimmed robe.
The least suspicion of cold will start
the fur agoing. Watch the procession
slowly filing out of church. You will find
many a dress OF black trimmed with Jet,
with delicate white lace and with fur
bands. Incongruous as it sounds the
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note that there is scarcely a costume
which has not a touch of fur somewhere.
1t forms narrow bands on the skirt, in
place OF the broad band that was once
popular at the foot. IL trims all the coats
in greater or less degree, and it turns in
and out of all the hats Fur is a wonder
full decorator. All Of last years coats re-
quire re.modelling. The full skirts and
gigot sleeves that fashion insists upon
this winter, render last years garments
quite useless in their present condition.
But fu" steps in and does what it can
New sleeves may be made of it, and new
revers and collar almost transform the
coat The full skirt is not so easy TO man
age; but clever mOGiste can add the old
sleeves, and thereby considera BILE fulness,
20 the back. In the case of seal coats this
is much easier, for the fur will stand
patching and scanning.
1t is only the fortunate few that can
have the all fur coat Most of us must
perforce be content with accessories only
In this cherished luxury For the fur
coat, seal is by all odds most popular
The correct length is Just to the knee,
and varies from thirty~two 70 forty-tive
inches, according to the hight Of the
wearer. The seal coat often has a collar
Of other fur, usually tine soft Persian
lamb. The collar Is wide over the Shout
ders, and tapers down into a long point in
front In fact. a coat Of any sort is not
complete without the broad rever effect
of the shoulder slanting sharply into a
point at the waist line. OF course the
sleeves have no trimming whatever. A
rather good coat of this sort can be had
as low as 800. Then there are the ones
in all Persian lamb, of the soft moire va
riety, generally trimmed with the same
Lob n
are effective on seal coats, and are quite
the reverse of uugainly Although
seal is the most popular fur
this winter, the ermine and sable
are not far behind. To be sure,
ermine is necessarily relegated TO car
rage and evening wear, or 10 beautiful
stoles and victorines that enhance a seal
garment. The loose cape OF erTnine, with
its ornamentation of little black tails that
are sewed over, is very popular for car
riage wear; and the long ermine cloak,
lined with beautiful brocade, is garment
that no woman would disdain. The com.
bination of seal and ermine is particu.
larly enticing An exquisite costume
that passed me on the way to her car.
riage the last night Of the horse show
that neyer-to- be-forgotten last night, was
an exquisite black satin, over which hung
a three-quarter length seal mantle II
was lined with ermine, and the lining
was little longer than the coat, for q
tiny white fringe showed itself beneath
the seal edge. The mantle had square
yoke, back and front, of ermine, ending
in rolling collar. The yoke was edged
with fringe of small tails. The i'm
mense sleeves were of ermine, and her
delicate toque had an edge of pure ermine
with no tails to mar its spotlessness.
The capes of fur are still popular, otter
worn over plain coats. They, too, dis
play the full edects of the coat by beine
fulled on plain yoke, or by having the
collar slope OF into a short, plated cape
that falls over the longer one and posi-
bly, turns back in regers.
But let US not be disheartened If We
cannot afford the all fur cloak or cape
Nay, my pretty maid for much jauntier
effects can be had with the fur band. the
collar and the fur tails. The plain cloth
coats that are so fashionable this winter
with their great gigot sleeves, and Their
enchanting stand-oirshness at the bot
tom, can be bought for very small sum
saw one last week Of good, fine cloth
Tor SO dollars. But if this is too much
you can get one even lower Let me
whisper to you that I saw one
Tor $3.50 that looked well. / de
not pretend to guarantee it's service
but IN this age of tickle fashion. il /:
sometimes more economical ia the end t
buy coat for only one season, since il
oIten COS s more than Week S salary L
remodc- 1t for the following one. Now
with your plain cloth coat, you can Dc
WonaerS. A fur collar, that is, broad
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