The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-09-15

Now, should think everybody would like
to know that others were taking just as
much comfort, but they don't.
To return to the furs there Was a timo
when TO have a plain jacket, cloak or cape
was enough. lt was lined with quilted
satin and had a small turn down collar
Not so now. No self respecting lady will
even look at fur garment that hos not
moro of luxury than plain, simple fur
There must be rolls and bands Of other
fur set upon tho fur garment. The collar
must be a spreading ruff, fur without and
fur within, with perhaps the edge bound
with o different kind, Jabot fronts arc
made of fur, and serpentine ruflles are
seen on others.
The fur cnpes are cut in two distinct
styles. One is the narrow empire shape
fitted closely to the shoulders and hanging
almost without folds The other has the
military form, but is very full, enough so
to fall in deep folds. This military style
is the one having the fur jabot down the
front
Some of the empire shapes have serpen-
tine rutIles reaching to tho throat and all
around the bottom. These are certainly
stylish. Some have yokes with vandyked
points Of different kind of fur, and real
ly 1t would be easier to say what is not
than what is to be in the matter of fur
trimmings
Bands, rolls and all sorts of applications
OF fur will be used on the wooden gowns
for winter more than ever before A new
effect has been found in using narrow rolls
Of close fur like beaver and curled astra-
khanlike braid and applying it to skirts
and full costumes in curved and other fan
oiful designs. The new wool coats with
their close frieze effects look remarkably
well and rich with such trimming.
The shapes of the new fur garments
vary greatly. The half long REFER is a
nice shape for young women, being jaunty
and stylish. Russian blouses Of curled and
MORE astrakhan are seen in large num-
bers, These are all fitted with the lower
portion, making Of them what one might
call blouse jackets. A few are made Of
seal and quite a number of imitation
beaver dyed "a seal brown. This is really
raccoon skin with the long, coarse hairs
plucked out, and then the beautiful downy
fur beneath clipped to resemble beaver.
For ordinary purses electtsH seal will be
provided In plenty. uee
would advise all who cannot afford
the real seal to take the imitation beaver,
as that is durable and handsome, while
the so called electric seal shows its plebeian
ancestry in few days, and before the sea-
son Is over the garment looks like singed
and bedraggled cat. 1t is WHISPERED that
poor little rabbits yield up their skins for
the electric seal capes
The furs Of the season are, first and dear
est, sable, next seal, then ermine and
mink, black marten, Persian lamb, bea-
yer, tibet, mouflon and chinchilla, besides
all the foxes, and for trimmings bear,
black, gray and white lynx and, last but
not by any means le0st, Alaska sable
This Is one OF the handsomest as we'll as
most satisfactory furs for band trimming
There are rainbow tints glinting In the
long black hairs and soft browns shading
30 black In the underlying fur These
qualities seem to adapt 1t to any color, and
any complexion. Ladies' will scarcely
credit II, but cats and rats and dogs and
monkeys are all laid under contribution
for their furs, as well as tie animals men
toned above.
While combinations of two or more
styles of fur are made In many of the most
costly garments those made of one fur
only are Tar more elegant and refined.
Black or very dark furs are fayorites and
win In this respect 1T In admirably with
the new departure In dress goods, which
are overwhelmingly black. Some very
handsome blouse jackets for young ladies
are made OF broadcloth or perhaps velvet,
and lined throughout with fur. The revers
are 80 arranged a. TO show the fur lining.