The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-19
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OTTER IN FASHION.
Otter, which stands rain and snow bet
ter than any other fur. IS much in fashion,
as Is Qsher-a dark brown fur from the
snowy North. whose use is comparatively
new. Little Elton coats with full fronts
are made Of II and trimmed with ermine.
the color OF the fisher beihB Ilch enough
to stand the contrast
Chinchilla IS. perhaps. the favorite fur
for evening wraps. though. Ike fox, IT
costs more than II really ought. The
handsome widow, Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg.
is wearing a long chinchilla cape with
shaped founcc and with hood drapery
of folds Of gray miroir velvet carried
around the shoulders. The lining Is pink
satin and pink chiffon frills intermixed
with cream lace decorate the inside Of the
collar and cascade down the front.
Ermine is used mainly for linings-of
garments intended for day wear as well as
In the evening. A novelty introduced by
Miss Alice Anterior Blight. who has just
returned from Europe with many trunks
filed with Paris hneries, IS long coat OF
gray cloth whose sweeping lines are fit-
ted TO the figure with the accuracy Of
princess dress, and which has collar and
revers Of beautiful chinchilla. This coat
fastens with wrought silver buttons, and
IS lined with ermine TO about the level OF
the hius. Below that point-porhaps 10
reduce weight. perhaps just for variety
the fur Is replaced by pinky white sdun.
The Horse Show looked as II the hunt
ing set were out in even fuller force than
was the case, nearly every woman pres
emf wearing heads and bushy tails and
claws enough 10 stamp her as the most
fcrocious of Dianas. i am too much OF a
rtfInf ~ ln0K
sGuirmy but they are the height Of FASH
ion
The most beautiful boas are the long.
round ones. huge IN size and made Of the
! fluffy fur OF the cub bear. The nuns 10
match are proportonstely large. and are
round and plain Next these come FOX
, boas. the NUTS having a head at one end
and al the other d tat tail. Mrs OllVer
Isein wore at the show boa Of the rare
and costly silver fox, a fur which rises
every year in price, II being seldom that
more than 2.00o skins are put upon the
I market I'm one season
The old-fashioned stone marten is
fur OF beautiful color. which this winter
| is much in vogue. Marten boas are trim
med on the ends with large chiffon TO-
settles and tails Of sable.
Mink is a thoroughly good fur which
never ranks with those Of extreme cost
and is never ignored by tho mode.
| great many sets are being made OF it
coat. nun. and toque with trimmings
| Of the same or Of contrasting furs.
To buy cheap furs is ordinarily like
| ninging money into the street because
| they do not wear There is, nowadays,
/ more temptation TO experiment, however,
since the costliest sable garments are
as subject 10 fashions whims as the
/ cheapest OF cloth jackets and lose In
! value by constant recruiting and slashing.
| A pretty neck piece IN white squirrel
, with lace applications on the collar
| which will look well for a year or two.
| may he as good value, for example. as
something more costly which in season
| Will be equally out Of style.
| One Of the handsomest Horse Show
! dresses was worn by Mrs J. Lee Taller,
i and was of pastel blue cloth, the tunic
| overdress adorned with a siX-inch band
| Of broadtail-the soft MORE fur that is
/ taken from the unborn Persian lamb.
1 At the head of the fur came an inch band
| of black velvet embroidered with Jet.
| The bodice was made with a fur yoke out
! lined by velvet. and had q front slightly
| housing The fur hat was trimmed with
| black ostrich plumes and rosettes of
| blue chiffon.
! Another fur-trimmed dress was that OF
| Mrs Albert Stevens. Of reseda green
| cloth, with the velvet underskirt of a
| lighter shade Of the same color. The vel
| vet was shirred on cords-a proceeding
| not always successful; and the bodice
| was a short Elton with revers and collar
| OF ermine.
Nearly all the Horse Show dresses had