The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-11-12
FASHIONS IN FuRs.
Those That VIII he Popular the
Coming Winter.

Coming Winter.
Only seal and Persian lamb are per.
missibe for coats, although krimmer
is sometimes seen. The sleeves will be
very. very small. with only fulness
enough at the top to admit of the gen
eral trimming a the top OF the dress
sleeve. The paltry trimming by which
we are endeavoring to conceal from
ourselves the painful fact that our
bubble has been pricked and that one
and all. stout and thin, tall and short,
our arms must soon be-as our ankles
have been since golf and bicycles be-
came the rage-clothed only and not
concealed \ smaller amount of fur in
our sleeves. however, will not mean a
less costly garment, for the amount
taken from the sleeve will not be as
large as the amount of material added
10 the skirt OF the coats, although fur
coats will scarcely reach quite the
length which is seen in advance models
of cloth coats for midwinter wear
Very short coats are not tabooed
however, for fur follows as closely as
possible the fashion Of the hour. and
this winter short coats will certainly be
worn.
In capes, as in coats, sealskin and
Persian lamb alone are favored for the
longer capes, which will be quite 30
inches long this winter, but in The
shorter capes of only l6 inches length
greater latitude will be allowed. All
capes will be somewhat narrower
This, of course, is due to the passing of
the sleeve to an insignificant part of the
costume in point of size.
Collarettes will be even more popular
than ever and there is little variation in
the fashion and style of their making
from last years models. although the
continued demand for them has taxed
the ingenuity OF the makers into using
more combinations. so that one may
choose between a collarette of one fur
alone or of two furs beautifully com.
bined, and the choice is hard to make.
in point of favor. outside of the stand
ards, seal and Persian lamb. which vary
little in popularity from season TO sea
son, one has a bewildering array to
choose from.
Chinchilla Russian sable and erminc
head the list in price as well as favor.
Mink, Hudson bay sable, stone marten
and other kindred skins all make col
larettes Of beauty and service
Beautiful colarettes are made Of Per
sian lamb combined with some lesser
somber hue. The black lamb naturally
forms the part Of the collar nearest the
face. The most bewitching one shown
so far was of Persian lamb and chin
chilla. The high collar of Persian lamb
ended in points, and around the points
the chinchilla was set, rather fuller
than the lamb, so that it ruffled slight
ly, and five or six inches long. so tina.
the collarette came well down over the
shoulders. a description gives no idea
OF the loneliness of this bit of fur which
seemed more designed for an existence
under glass in the cabinet of a lover of
the beautiful than for duty at an after
noon tea or any common function of
life. Other combinations which prom
Use to be popular among those who can
afford these costly yet becoming neck
gears are seen in the Persian lamb. and !
sable, or grebe, or sable and grebe to-
gether.' GIebe is popular just now and |
well deseWes it, yet a combination of |
feather and fur seems somewhat incon-
gruous.
Next in favor to the collarettes come |
boas. They will be quite long and most !
of them will be made of the fur of some
erstwhile happy member of the fox
family. The blue fox leads in expense
as well as in fashion, but the dyed blue
fox is very beautiful and within the
reach OF a wider range of purses.
The huge mutf one sees in the paint
ings by Romney and Sir Joshua Rey-
nolds promises to retire and give place
to something more in keeping with the
rest of our tiny costumes. They will,
naturally be of the same material as the
coat, cape, collarette or boa. Mixed
turs, fortunately, are seldom attempted.
and the combinations above described
In collarettes have to be made with the
utmost regard for harmony.
Opera capes of silk or velvet will still
to be lined or trimmed with
fur, white fox or ermine being pre-
ferred. The beautiful cape made for
Mrs. McKinley's use at the Inaugural
ton ball was trimmed with white fox.
Long coats for carriage wear trimmed
and lined with fur, have always been
liked. The revival of long coats this
fall has put new and handsome models
Of fur-trimmed coats upon the mar
ket.
Furs are becoming to every woman.
Their tendency is to brighten the eye
and soften the complexion, and their
value as an aid and adjunct to a we'll
dressed woman cannot be overlooked.
But since we cannot. like a certain
royal family. wear our furs from gen.
Grafton to generation, regardless of
Dame Fashions DEGREES. let us. unless
we hold the purse of Fortunatus, choose
them with an eye to the future as we'll
as the present, for, rightly worn and
they are like handsome lace
long-wearing investment. - Wash
ington Star.