New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-04
ALL ABOUT FURS.
Where They Come From, Where They An
Dressed and Dyed. Each Country Has
a Specially. The Difference Be.
tween the Genuine and
the Imitation.
An Interesting md Valuable Mass OF m
formation from "a Leading Manufactures.

The entire world looks TO America for its sup
ply OF standard furs. Mink Otter Seal. Beaver,
Marten and Chinchilla are all at their best IN
this country The only furs that Europe fur.
nishes Russian bic, Persian Lamb Astra-
khan. Squirrel and Ermine, .and the only adj
vantage England offer is in the character
Of the dye of the Seal. In this respect other
nation has been able to compete with England.
whereas America dyes Otter and Beaver better
than any other nation and Germany dyes Per-
sian Lamb and Astrakhan better than other
nations.
BLACK PERSIAN.
Neither England nor America dye Persian
Lamb skins well. Americans. however. have at
tempted to dye Persian skins, but up TO date
they have not been successful. The skins lack
the beautiful gloss Of the German dye and the
pelt is dressed in such q manner that the dye
makes it brittle, consequently t'.ey will not wear
more than two three seasons, whereas the
German-dyed Persian skins will wear from six
to eight years, and always retain their pristine
beauty. Thee great many garments manu-
featured from American-dyed Persian skins Of
fered in this market. and they can be purchased
at about one-haf the cost Of the genuine Leipsic-
dyed. | hope. however that in the near future
America VIII be able to dye Persian, Seal and
other furs well as il does Otter and Beaver,
but until that time does come will not sell any
furs except those which are dressed and dyed
properly by the nations which excel In their
speciality. The American dyed Otter the English
dyed Sealskin and the German dyed Persian
Lamb skins are the best. America, however. sur
passes all other nations in dressing the pelts Of
natural furs. And European furs are imported
in the raw state free Of duty, the American
manufacturer can compete with the European.
SKINS SHOULD BE PROPERLY DRESSED.
1t is important that all skins used for manu-
featuring be thoroughly dressed, and 1t is to be
regretted that more attention is not paid to ths
important factor Garments made from properly
cured and dressed skins will wear well and retain
their color and beauty, while garments made
from poorly dressed skins soon fade, shed the
fur and get shabby looking after being worn a
snort time.
DYEING FURs.
| The art Of dyeing furs has reached such high
state OF perfection that the c0mmonest Kind can
be made 10 look like the genuine. Rabbit skins
| are dyed to look like seal and are advertised as
electric seal Muskrat skins are dyed to look like
| SEAL and are called Canada seal. Opossum IS
| plucked and also dyed to look like seal, and 10
called China seal. Coon skins dyed to initiate
| Alaska Sable and called black Martel.
Natural Muskrat Is advertised as Brook Mink
| Muskrat costs 10 TO 20 cents, while the genuine
| regretted that merchants who advertise will not
| call things by their right names
| BELIEVES IN ADVERTISING.
| I believe in advertising. In this rapid age un"
less does advertise he will soon lose his iden-
! tity in the commercial world, but do not pay
| money for advertisements tina. are contrary to
| facts What is the Of advertising to sell a
| gold dollar for fifty cents? Every sensible per-
| son knows that it cannot be done. The same
| holds good with regard to reliable merchandise.
| II the public wants good article II must ex-
poet to pay the value and the best place to buy
| is where IL is manufactured.
FUR BUYERS DEMORALIZED.
There are so many different kinds Of merchants
| advertising furs under many new names
| names which never appeared in natural history
or the encyclopaedia up TO date and at prices OK
| the imitation. while the genuine name is used.
| that ii is no wonder the ladies become demorai-
| lied and hardly know whom To believe or where
| 10 buy. There is fac however. that all
| must admit and thai is that good article can
not be purchased at the price of poor one.
VARIETY STORES CRITICISED.
| II IS impossible for merchants who deal in dry
goods. books hardware. shoes, carpets. furniture,
| upholstery. drugs. groceries. furs. &c, TO De
thoroughly Uniformed every hing they sell. espe-
cially furs. There is no class Of goods which re-
! quires much knowledge as furs. which knowl-
edge is obtained only from long experience The
! variety buyers go through the market, not
to look for the best. but fer something cheap. IL
matters not how poorly made II IL has hand
| some exterior and can be advertised to undersell
their neighbors. and they often advertise goods
|
they growing rich all the time.
These variety stores bly, furs from manu-
| facturers who make profit, and they. In turn,
sell at a profit hence the customer VINO buys
there pays two profits. and IS not always sure
OF getting the fur she expected. do not impute
| dishonesty to any of the merchants VINO deal IN
| everything but do claim that they are not
Judges Of furs Many of the ill-ftting. shabby
| looking garments that are worn come from these
| variety stores fur manufacturer who values
| his reputation would rather lose sale than sell
poor article.
| ask IN view Of these facts. II a lady desires
| 10 purchase Is Il not better to 60 10 reliable
| manufacturer than to run the risk OF purchasing
| from those houses who deal In everything!
Ladies who are good judges. who have worn furs
! for a number of years. can detect variety snop
| fur garment the street. ana these ladies' DO
| not go to the variety shops to buy their furs.
IL Is only the inexperienced who depend upon
| the size of the establishment and the advertise
| ments which appear in the newspapers who pur-
| chase their furs at those places which deal In
| everything under the SUM-
| OTTER AND SEAL.
| Otter and Sealskn garments manufactured ~
me were awarded highest prizes at the Worids
| Fair | am this season making over TO the new
| shape otter garments which sold twelve years
ago and Seal garments which sold eight years
| buv I'm large quantities in the fur centres OF
| the world manufacture my own premises
| at small expense. and offer Sealskn O.er anu
Persian Lamb garments, Chin ,hilla, Erinine, ana
| au other fashionable fur: elegantly finished and
| I'm the latest style, at the lowest possible prices
| at which reliable goods can be nahuiac.urev'
| and while / keep Electric Coney Capes (wnicn
| are called Electric Seel,) and sell them at low
] prices / do not recommend them, nor put my
| name TO that class Of goods
A GUARANTEE OF RELIABILITY.
Any garment which bears my name wlh
guarantee And I claim, without rear OF con-
| tradlction that | am better prepared THIS sea-
son than any other reliable house In America 70
offer frst-cass furs at low prices Tor the reason
that mine was the only establishment that
l,rin no
| mer when help willing to work tor low
| wages. then too purchased unusually large