Arizona silver belt., 1895-04-13
FORTUNES IN FURs.
An English Furrier Gives Some
 Details of High Prices.
Goats Of Fur That Cost e5,oOo Altered Every Year to Suit the Latest Fashion--FIae Wardrobe Of
 Fur Worth gT6,ooo.


 from Lady Warwick, in connection with her description of herself as a splendid pauper' under the new Eng li8h tax laws, a furTier says to the Vest minister Budget:
 "As . matter of fact, S1,000 for a lady's fur coat is absolutely nothing out of tlle way in opr experience. On tha contrary, it is rather q low price for Q fur coat of lady of means and of social position. There are large num- bars of such ladies who wear fur coats of about Si,T50 to just over S5.o00, and now and again, not SO very rarely, we make coat up to ST 500.
 What kind of fur are these coats lined witl?"
 There ere three kinds of expensive fur Russian sable, natural black fox and sea otter. But it is not Che lining only that makes coat expensive. The trimming is another very valuable often the most valuable-part Take set of Bussian sable tolls; that alone costs S40,ooo, nor is this surprising, Gincc we pay $500 for one tiny skin as it comcs to us straight from Russia, in an unproparod state.p
 Then. what constitutes such set?"
 Simply plain front, cellar and cuffs, aud Q deep gorniturc round the coat. But remember how nauy tails go to such q set, and remember, also, that this ig the most beautiful fur that coald possibly be haA
 'I sapp3se Q coat like this lasts for oyor?'
 It does last fer many years unless ladies are careless v vibh it. But il you give hem yQy hard wear aud neglect thega, t is ouly natural that they should soon be spoiit,
 "Eut whai about changes in fasldonq Is the C5o0o fer coat worn whether it ia made fashionable or uo;2'
 "Oh no; great number of these coats come back 10 us every year to be altaTed according to the latest fashion
 Are your customers of tlis class very fa3tidious and troublesome about these costly garrQuts?'
 "No, not ia the v,sy laazt. Of course, there llay bo cx options oc ioually, but on the whole, thcao ladies are far o2aicr t0 ploaac thcu many They have confidence h us; they i8aw a}at tue firm would sapply uo.aing Lut what was thoroughly good and Eenuine lt is -hc people Wh5 va-t an Gneiart seal- s'sin jacket altered, cr something of thet ltia3, who oitCr Eroga iae ast troublesome Theg gccu g. thia,I t1st Esc can put Che far hac; on aha aufaol. and turn t, from being worn aua rot tcu into new material. No 10 any thing which it is possible Q Ga; but 10 -ara oll far into rcw i8 beyond iba li-.it-t,ou of even the clcvercst fur- ricr
 "Torcteu to the splendid paupc7s' fur What constitutes complete wardrobe of fura2"
 A long eUot. short one. perhaps q lird, trinmCd with fur and a muT and cape Sa9h g wardrobe 1 worth several thoumnda, aed yan ,.ocid be sGrariael to l.nol4 hoN ncny ladies have uah a wardrobe ply look llpon heir furs as upon their 1t seems know ore cueta.,cr of ours whasa S@sbe Of sgi i .7cgta ilS coo aad only t'-e Dthsr day 9 made coat for Siaga3, end the tri fof the coat of uasher iady Jsl 5.0gl"
 Then aout fur coat3 for men It lo2.- a # shcy rer, becoming iaorc p9paGr. that so9'
 "Il ts. indeed Egeu .x or eeven vcag ag1 .a~li-i.ilcn acanoJ aahamcd s9 we-r Fur eoatr and ig ysa -a ran 10 sa. a e2@t yol aat hiia doru at oaac to bo either gu sc,or, eu ari, or foreigner That i>uo 7tcr Sd, ale taoi -I l.rc cro ..iil Q eoaG laay men who ar li8lo shE ubost tAa matter. They waat.a fur goa1, bat tbey don't wa1s t to be rcan5 lah So aey hay9 coat lined @ tai but trey don't Ecvc 9 f,Ir collar or cuffs. And e T2 have r-dr < rears a 5reaicl feature to naka lr cla, it. it is I1l pl7iblc for % uan wear n iur-iiuod rcoat the iou',s exactly like an or, mary oycreoJt
 The m- lority Of aan, however, do not mind it buiur 0o.icad t,iot they wear fur coats. And why auoll3 her? Surely lnan who gce5 oat io his club or to dinner ut night il aganiug dress, which i5 much thinner than Che clothes he wears during the dry. rc4pireaa fur coat But mems coats age fir le87 cx- pen1iye then ladies. We lauke them up to l2,59) or 5000, but we cl5o ell good coats lined with inuG.ras iy, ioh i5 the best fur for woarl, at e50. That ia our cheapest coat Thcayerare price 2 man pays i3 from S35) to $500. but there agaln the collar and cuffs form an important part of the value