The San Francisco call., 1898-11-27

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 N Il like what the boys call ''chest-
 M nut" to say that it will be a win
 ter of furs, but such is truly JS lS the case. Furs belong to cold
 weather just as they belong to animals that live in the Arctic zone But this winter more than any winter for years past furs will be worn by every woman who can afford them.
 This last clause is well added. for with their very great popularity the price of furs have gone up; for instance, take such a simple thing as a huff and boa Last winter you could get a very good set for sl5-ten for the huff and five for the bOa-the fur being q nondescript of dark shades. The cheap chinchilla could also be obtained for that price.
 This year you need $50 for a huff and boa; that is if you are going to suit your self in the selection.
 The. furs are absolutely bewitching; no other word will express their loveliness. They are also, as the marriage notes say of the gifts, numerous and costly and positively irresistible
 In one of the shop windows of New York the other day 1 found silver fox huff and boa, which, 1l spite of the hand some price which the editor of this news paper pays me for writing this fashion letter, I was unable to buy, although l would gladly have worked all winter for
 
 The boa consisted of a great, round roll of fur, which might have been, to brilliant fancy, the body of blue fox stretched out, delighted at the prospect of encircling some fair neck. The head of the fox formed one end of the boa, the tail completed the other. The latter was long and silvery, with the blue of the fur; it was so deep that you could bury your face in 1t, yet so soft that it could be drawn through your hands. It was just nice length, long enough to reach when fastened just to the waist, with the tail falling over the huff.
 And the nun, what a pretty thing 1t was! great round mass, fully an arm ful of blue fur with blue fox's head at the front and a great sweeping tail at one side. Under the foxs head there was pocket into which a small handker chief could be thrust and dime for car fare. The lining of the huff was a love- ly scarlet, and when carry that huff, if the time ever comes, shall wear with it coat lined with scarlet
 I saw another handsome cape and as my fancy is fickle I may really choose it mine, with the longest "eyes" upon it that you ever saw. Around the edge of the ernnine cape were three ruffies of silk over silk, one falling over the other, and each one edged with black stitching
 The huff was simply immense; nothing else would describe it, and I hope the girl who carries it will not lift 1t to her face, for 1t will cover it.
 Such lovely hats are to be worn this winter They are tip-tilted either far over the face or far back; you can wear your hat just as you please, provided you do not wear 1t in conventional style square over the eyes.
 The newest hats have still the pudding bag tops made of spotted velvet, bro caded silk, cloth, beads and gold and sll- yer The latter can be taken almost lit- orally, for there were actually exhibited in one of the shop windows of New York the other day some sterling silver tops for the hats. They were of filigree, and One sees great many of these tops about