The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-05

rfch FUR and others having borders of 9TH
err fur, most often astrakhan or skunk
That poor, despised animal furnishes us
with one of the softest and most elegant
furs we have. The pile is from an inch
and a half to two inches thick and is soft
and dark and glossy, and there are lights
in the hbers under the sunshine that adapt
1t to any color or any fabric. 1t is quite
as handsome on a rich white satin evening
wrap or even edging q gown as It is on
q sealskin cape or q long cloth pelisse. 1t
is lovely on q hat. 1t is more elegantly
called Alaska sable
There are long capes Of rich sealskin
with a serpoasine fiounos Of the same, or
of sable, or Of one OF the other shaded
brown furs, but none is SO handsome as
the all seal. They fall in the back in a
superb sweep and close at the neck with
gilt ornaments. The collars are most often
the high medici variety, often crenelated
and with the tabs bound with other fur or
wired.
Many of the collarettes are of light cloth,
cream or white, with the edges rufled with
fur and the high collar bound with fur. A
whole bunch of tails is set in the front
like q jabot tie. Some collarettes rave
stole ends with tails as long as fringe.
Velours du nord makes very pretty col
~iarettes, with borderings of fur all around
and a bunch of tails, and perhaps a cute
little head at the throat in place of clasps.
Plucked and clipped raccoon skin resem-
bles beaver very closely, and is a very du-
rable fur. 1t is soft and q delicate drab
In color. It is not very expensive in itself,
but by the time it is lined with handsome
silk or satin and bordered with skunk or
mink or ,narten it becomes so very rich
and elegant that the furriers think it far
too pretty to sell cheap, and women will
pay anything to get it.
One Of the features of the season in fur
is the all fur pelisse. These are made OF
marten, ~caracal, astrakhan and SEAL They
reach to the bottom of the dress, and are
princess shape in the back n oyercoat
shape in front. Some are double and
SONS single breasted. Large buttons fasten
them. The sleeves are coat form, with
long narrow wrists, and arc as small as
they can be made, SO that the dress sleeve
may enter. These pelisses are lined
throughout with handsome brocades in
light color, and they are magnificent,
though rather heavy; but what woman
would not make a suffering martyr OF her
self by wearing one?
In one or the SWEETEST VI t1e SVEN LUZ
rier's stores / saw a peligse OF tan colored
woolly cloth made for all the world ike a
princess wrapper except that directly IN
front Of the waist the material was gath
cred in three broken folds; very graceful
it was too. The sleeves had short sprung"
caps Bound with inch wide bands OF skunk.
The bishop sleeves had two rows Of the
fur around the band and the high creme
lated medIci collar was likewise bound
with it. The peIisse closed at the lefs side
jnvisibly under a band OF the fur, which
extended frora top to bottom. 1t was tined
throughout with rich black satin. The
effect was unusual, but fine. When I said
tan, / did D fully define the color. IT
VA more like the liehtest shade Of channels
Ieatber, and indeed this peculiar weave Of
~broadoloth has 8 finish as soft and yelyety
- chainois.
The anna general st1le Of long cloak ~