The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-25
ANIMAL LlAID nCARF'.
Craze For Them L. On, ana Some have
Diamond yss and Cost $500.

At the Horse Show d young woman be
gan slowly to open ana close the Jaws "a
Inc little minks head when aoorIeu
the fur scarf she had taken from het
neck she had never heard oil lhe Jin
nreside joke OF man "o sdl utAt N'a0
chimney piece and who would win sceIIl-
ing innocence carelessly Work the -oI79
untf every one IN the room began 40
game. After a few mOmets the young
woman began TO yawn, ana she "ohueI-
ed what made her feel sleepy ,.
Il wanted to see how lndt amman
head was nxed so that the natural ac-
ton OF the jaws was still possIple' s.e
said, "and to see what had peen uyHe "
It's tongue 10 give 1t such lunuS ap
peardnce, and the old lhlAe Hdu0 -i''
nod and feel drOwSy 49,.
The natural action" OF the jaws was
| the mechanical articulation OF Two PleCe9
OF a ChaIky composition ABUSED upon
a spring, and the funny tongue Was
of the same material colored red. SOME
thing ike $50 gross of these funny HttIe
heads are being turned out IN the CITY VI
New York every week by three manu-
| facturers. The demand for FUR neck
scarfs this season is said 10 exceed any
ever before known. And al Of lheI"
must have animal heads. Ia iact some
of the women want the animal neduS
! without the animals. They use lhe
| heads in place OF buttons to fdsten theII
coats and cloaks But the greatest eau
| is for the neck scarfs.
Four years ago the first Of these scars
We're placed upon the market, and they
lay on the dealers shelves Throughout inc
| season. The next year they began 10 De
worn and the fashion spread rapldly
Taking the tide AT its hood the FUR deal
ers almost before the trees showed the
| first tints OF autumn last September be-
| gan TO boom furs as the winters rage
| They are now being led on TO fortune
| More Of the scarts are being manuIaC-
tured this season than were made In all
| the four previous years together. The
| prices range all the way from $50 to
| $500, some Of the scarfs having animal
| heads at both ends and having diamonds
| for eyes.
But the heads are not the skulls Of
| The animals whose hides cover them. No
| found satisfactory. There Is danger OF
| bad odOrs. Then, too, il is possible 10
] utilize some skins 10 better purpose by
| hitting them 10 heads not exactly on the
| lines OF the originals. SO the business OF
: manufacturing heads OF celluloid cork.
and composition has grown TO large pro-
/ portions: Inc composition heads are
/ patented. The upper part OF the head
/ ana the lower jaw are cost IN moulds
| filled by hand and pressed i'm hand-screw
! presses The tongue and the smaller
} teeth are made at the same time and
the long, pointed front teeth made OF
| pulled celluloid. are put in afterward.
| There are projections for the ears and
! holes for the eyes. The two Jaws are tit
! ted together on wire spring and the
| head is sent to the furrier, who covers
]
| scarf. or the collarette. ar the breast
| loop for wraps.
! One manufacturer makes OF one kind
/ OF head alone that used I'm the scarf
| which sells at from two to three dollars
] AT retail. five gross "A day. or more than
/ 100 heads. or the more than 10000 heads
| turned out in this city each week now
tWo-thirds are sold 10 the furriers Of
| New York, and the others 80 to Chicago
| Philadelphia. and a few other cities OF
| the country. Some have been sent 10
! Paris and TO London. A few OF these
heads were imported once from Gablonz.
! Bohemia. but they could not horl the
market In competition with the local
! article. or the product sold 20 New
! York furriers 1t Is estimated that about
! 10 per cent. - for city consumption In
/ made-lp form. while the rest OF the
heads. all made up. are sent throughout
| the country. Said a maker Of the heads
! mo woman or girl Is Satisfied TODAY.
apparently. unless she has an animal
J head scarf The grande dame gives her
| first scarf TO the servant and buys a
| fine one, the eyes of which she has set
with various Jewels. There is literally q
craze for the things"
This man expressed the opinion that