The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

The wir.sv has been such an open one
mp to the prevent that furs have not been
worn ts any sEeat extent. The small col
aarettes and baAs aud few yietsrines
have been sxrs9ited as Ear as possible,
bat the sest Of the fur season is yet to
come. It 10 then tkat we see gAFReRts
that Raks ase eyes water and eur hearts
aehe-shas|ts, II we lsvs beautiful things
Just tor the sake sf beauty.
Not all beautiful frrs are dear. for
some of the comparatively cheap furs are
exceedingly handsome. 1t is a question
of quantity. Some beautiful things are
made of skunk and raccoen when they
are artfully prepared by clever dyers and
dressers. Few Of US would look twice at
the uncertain gray and scrubby seaiskin
before the manipulation which makes it
into a thing of such exquisite softness
and rich color that we fall down and wor-
ship it. There are 4 depth and fullness Of
color and Telyety feel about sesiskin that
place that desirable fur beyond anything
else, for beauty at least
Next to seal in beauty, though far be-
you'd it in price, is the Russian crown
sable. A medium sized cape of this fur
costs from $1,000 to $1o.0o0l Hudson
bay sable resembles the Russian very
closely, but costs from s25 to $35 per pelt
in the rough, while Russian sable can
scarcely be bought for $3.50. The animals
are so small that it takes more than l
can count for one cape. Sables and dia-
monds and peint lace belong to each 9TH
er by natural selection.
One of the handsomest capes l have
seen is of thick Alaska seal, with q SER
pentine russe made of Russian sable
around the bottom and up the front Kit
was lined with soft shade of burnt rose
faille.
Most of the nice furs have very rich
linings, hrocade or corded silks or extra
heavy taffetas, mostly printed. A muf
is usually prepared to match the cape or
Jacket, and dainty touches of fur are
added to the kat or bonnet. There is
scarcaly a suit or even a handsome tea
gown without its fur trimming. 1t is a
pleasing fashien.
Elton jackets Of moire astrakhan and
baby lamb are very fashionable. One
very neat design had the entire jacket Of
that, with ravers Of undyed beaver, and
around tina lamb collar was a border Of
the beaver.
sealshin jackets with fitted backs and
loose fronts, siRgle OF double breasted
and with immensely high storm collars,
are fhe most desirable OF all the fur gar
meRts. scarcely excepting sable capes.
One must go into d large manufsetur-
ing and importing fur house to learn to
properly value fur garment. l was in
one this week which showed so many
things of zeal interest to women in gen
eral that l am going to tell them what /
saw and learned. This house was estab~
iished in 1851 and has always been
known as one Of the old, conservative
kind, where no new invention calculated
to make a peer fur lock Ike a first class
one fer the sake Of extra profit would be
tolerated. So / saw the furs in process
of mapufaetare in the right and best
way.
In the FIRST place. went to the subcel-
Lar, which Is down some 20 feet below
the surface of the street. There are sew
eral great engines fer working the eleva-
tors and heating. 1t is as clean as any
parlor. Back of these ROOMS is an enor-
nous bin, capable Of holding 20 tons of
ice alta time. 1t is kept full all summer,
and furs are packed near it to preserve
then from moths.
ThaRe are double rows of bins, think
of cedar, all along and drawers under the
counters. In one small bin was $40, 600
worth Of ermine peIts, little things not so
long as ones hand and white as snow.
One room shut of from the others by
irnpeRstrabls gratinas held the sealskins.
These have all been dyed and dressed in
London and shipped back here Though