Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-14

Copyright 1899 by John Erisben w:ker)
Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, January Is, 1899.
And in these days there are furs.
Because fur is costly; because it is be-
coming to most women. and all women
think that they are of the number: because
only long purse can command the chang
ing STYLES in such a costly material; be-
cause fur is beauuiful-to put the least rea-
son Iast-yomen have always loved it. The
tender passion this year is only little
more pronounced than usual.
What a blessing to have. or to have had.
a grandmother accommodating enough to
Indulge literally in furs, Why the very
ones she used to wear are now almost
priceless; the mink and sable and fox and
did YOU know that certain fur that be
gins with SIX and ends with nix is one
Of the NEST fashionable of the season? Only
the wise dealers call it Alaska sable
As To- cut and style:
Last year ii did not take more than
small fortune to have a little Russian
blouse made of the least expensive fur that
was permissible. And the mode was favor
able TO those rare women whose tail, queen
~ figures were of the fashion plate proper
TONS. There is comfort for the rOly-poys
who always need ii in the matter OF styles.
in the downfall Of the blouse-at least in
fur. 1t is still made. but only for skating
and other vigorous outdoor sports. wherein
light weight Of garments is imperative.
The only substitute, so far as moderate
cost goes, is the short cape. made of odds
and ends; legs of the dear departed beast
les. to be precise. These come in such mar
row strips that they cannot by any skill be
sewn very smoothly; but they are cheaper.
Boas md CoIIaretse>.
There are the boas of many tails. with
the grinning head of the animal at one end
worn in life gracefully finishing the per-
spective. And they use the word boa to de-
scribe q garment by no means cheap or
modest in appearance. with shaped form
like very narrow cape or Collarette
whereof the faVOrite design is Il sort of
Modici collar fitting closely about the neck
thence falling away into the long ends as
usual.
Now. Of course a little boa cannot cost
Inueh2 All, madam that depends There
are ways of making it cost more than you
can we'll afford. though the square inches
be not many One of these devices for the
Ofscoura cement of those who would be we'll
dressed. though poor, is to have the gar
meUt mad. of two kinds of fur-Sdble trim
med with seal, or seal trimmed with chin
Chllld OF mink, or a combination of seal
and chiEchilla. Ard if in your perpIexlty
You should seek to know why a garment
thus made piehald should cost much more
than either seal or chinchiIa or mink
alone, ask not of me.
There are big mufTs and little muffs: but
hardly any middle-sized muifs | should
say. Some Of them are big enough to
carry little dog in; but then. little dogs
nave been carried in the pocket and vet
the practice did not become universal: nor
VIII this
Good News for Poor Folks.
Sable, though what may be called a
standard fur, is not in such high favor as
last winter. Ermine. also fashionable then,
is now little used except for lining; yet it
cannot be said that either is cheapened by
lie lessening of its use. The fact is that
most furs, like most gems. constantly grow
more Valuabie-an argument in favor of
their purchase that has ruined the peace of
households.
Most regal Of all furry modes. now as
with an air about it A woman wearing
long fur cloak costing some $1,000 looks
at least two inches taller. This garment
may be Of sable, and sweeps to the floor,
trailing the owner walks the goddess
showing in her gait, the old Roman poet
used to say Probably he had seen opera
furs himself CuTiOusly, however, though
the long coax makes a woman look taller,
its use can really be recommended only to
v no would be able 10 withstand the temp
tatiou Of wearing such a robe if she could
get it.
There are always compromises One is
the half-leugth coat, comfortably covering
the hips. For this. sealskin is the favored
material 1t is generally made with round
Cd corners and is worn open, to display the
lining Of vivid silk. brown red or green,
or a maze of shifting tints- Worn open, of