Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
NAk|HG OVER WINTER FUR}
Now is the Time to Have 1t Done in
Order 10 Secure a New Garment.
RemodelIing the Blouse-The Fur
Russian Garment Is Gut Down
Into a Tight-Fitting Coat for Feb.
ruary-Sk;lful Workers on Fur.

found them with the early winter furs.
While | was in one of the big fur
houses the other day a smartlooking
woman came in and ordered some al
terations in her coat.
The salesman assured me after she
left that the coat had been remodelled
twice before this winter. 1t had been
first sort Of Russian blouse, next
tlght-ftting coat, with shot, slashed
basQues, and now it was to be
heightened three inches in the bas-
Ques, which were to be plain and close
lifting. The trimming was to be CT
ermlne.
1t was to be remodelled after new
coat Of sealskin and ermine that the
salesman showed with great pride
l was assured that this was not an
unusual case, for the more elegant
wraps that go to the smart women
here are often modelled twice and
sometimes three times in a single
season. The laborers who cut and
piece furs are SO sbilful that no
amount Of remodelling can be de-
tected.
A MADE-OVER COAT.
The sealskin coat that | noted care
fully, bloused tritle over the white
MORE belt. 1t had very long, closetit
ting basques, that were cut away at
the front and faced back with strips
of ermine. There were broad revers
Of the ernine turning away from a
narrow vest of white MORE. Below
the revers on each side Of the vest
The sleeves were a trifie fuller at the
tops than most OF the new sleeves.
They were finished at the bottom with
frills. Erminc faced the high Medicis
collar.
Tie muff, that matched this coat,
was OF sealshin. 1t was trimmed with
loops end tails of erlnine, that were
held with large square gold buckle,
set with turQoises.
One Of the most chic fur capes l
have seen was a sort of sleeveless jack
ct OF black astrakhan worn with a pale
gray cloth gown. It was close fitting
with short, rounded basques at the
front that formed regular Swallow
tails" at the hack. There was a mar
row vest OF white satin inserted that
bloused trife over the narrow white
belt. The collar was a high draped
affair of violet satin that was finished
with two stiff pointed ends falling over
a iabot of cream mousseline de sole.
Short square epaulettcs finished the
armhOles.
DRESSY LITTLE JACKET.
The dressiest little fur jacket l have
seen was made Of a beautiful glossy
quality Of breitschwanz. It fitted
close into the curves of the figure and
had plain basques that were short over
the hips with rounded points at the
back and front. There was a short
bClero effect wrought with appliques Of
gilt passementerie at the front Of the
jacket. It continued to the edge OF
the square ponpadOur OF ermine that
merged into the high straight collar.
Over the ermine collar there was g
tall rounded medicis CT the brietsch-
wanz faced with white MORE and fill
ed with frills of deep cream lace. The
belt was of a very heavy quality Of
white MORE ribbon that ended at the
left hip in lcng stiff bow. The
sleeves We're moderately full. They
we're finished with long point that
extended over the l1nuckles. A frill OF
cream lace and stiff loops Of MORE rib
bon trimmed the points.
One of the new capes / saw that
was worn with a very swell gray tot
lette was made Of chinchilla. 1t
reached barely to the waist line. Tho
right side of the cape was cut round
and was caught UP to the left shoulder,
where there was a great bow of
bluette MORE SASH ribbon, with ends
reaching to the bottom of the skirt.
The edge Of the cape was trimmed ell
around with two folds Of bluette vel
vet held with a narrow cut steel passe-
menterie The high medicis collar
was of the chinchilla.
SOMETHING JAUNTY.
A jaunty jacket, worn by a we'll
dressed young woman still in her
teens, was made of black astrakhan
It was sort Of blouse. with short,
full. rounded basques. The astrakhan
was cut away at the front to show q
woke of deep turquoise ottoman silk
t. at merged into a vest. Turning
away from the yoke were square rev.
ers of the turquoise silk that gave the
effect of epaulettes.
with narrow bands Of the astrakhan.
The collar. tall straight affair, Of
the silk, was trimmed around with
double bands of the astrakhan. Three
large clasps Of cut silver with chain
fastened the jacket at the front across
the vest OF silk The narrow centre
was of the turqoise ottoman.
This prevailing fashion Of garnish-
ing fur Jackets with heavy qualities
of silk or satin has rather supplanted
the velvet and plush trimming that
was so popular in the early part OF the
season.
All of the collets and wraps that
make any pretense Of being dressy
boast some trimming Of lace or rib
bon. and the rich effect is greatly in
creased by the use of jewelled clasps
or buttons.
These great clasps trim everything,
and women purchase them and treas
ure them as though they we're heir
looms, never to be replaced.
NINA GOODWIN
WILLING TO COMPROMISE.