Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-23
NOVELTIES IN LEATHERS
Skins of Sea Animals Will Be
Popular This Winter.
ELEPHANT FTDEs MOST EXCLUSIVE

They Are pic;cuIt TO Obtain and the |
Most iApcasive More Genuine
Skins yIiI lie In the Market This |
Season Thnn Heretofore --- Latest
Styles In Trunks.
The skins of various kinds of sea an
imals will be popular in all kinds Of
leather goods the coming season. says
the New York Times There will be
sealskin and walrus. Anything which
comes out of the sea and is adaptable
will lie finely dressed and appear in all
sorts of fashionable shapes. Not that
other animals will be neglected. The
elephant skin. which is the most costly
| OF all and the most difficult to obtain,
is the most exclusive, while buffalo,
Texas steers and goats will all shed
their skins for the benefit of the lovers
of fine or stylish feathers.
The finest Is not by any means the
most stylish. as witness the hornback,
the coarse back skin of the alligator,
which was used last winter and which
is one of the most expensive pieces Of
cellent appearance in large bags, and
1t is more or less expensive and salts
fies the taste of the people who like the
newest and best materials. The alli-
brilliancy of color this winter. and its
popularity will thereby be increased.
In the way of coarse goods the Texas
steer skin has peculiarities of its own
that are quite different from cowhide.
The animals habits of life and lack of
care give the skin coarse quality
which is effective when ii Is made up.
Most of the skins which are made up
into leather goods are sent from the
places Of which the animals are native
either salted or dried and in New York
are tanned for the various purposes
for which they are to be used Tan
ming fancy feathers which go into
PURSES and bags Is II business by itself
, Skins which are difficult to obtain. like
the buffalo and the elephant. are the
most n demand by the exclusive trade
, and they bring good prices. II handsome
, purse in elephant skin costing some
, times as Eluch as $40 or $40. \ strange
feature about the elephant skin Is that
1t may be called domestic product
+, for it usually comes from some part OF
: the United States. This is not hecaus,
y men in the leather business are start
a ing elephant farms. as ostrich farms
y have been started in the interest o
I the millinery trade. The elephant 1
g too precarious and long lived an ami
n NAL. and he does not shed his skin. ii
o Ia one of the animals that are worth in
p fnitely more alive than dead, an,
d when an elephant skin is obtained 1t /
v usually something in the nature of al
!, accident.
If an elephant becomes unruly ant
O has to be killed, his skin probably will
be turned over at the earliest possible
G moment to the leather men. and ther
n will be after time new invoice o
elephant purses or even large han'
, satchels. If one dealer gets this skin
n he will have little corner in elephan
n skin goods.
There are to be more genuine skin
!, have been heretofore. leather men say
l. The skins that have been used hav
+ been genuine leather goods. but the.
Il have gone under certain names tha
l. were not exactly accurate. There wa
g not really an intent to deceive on tn
part of the dealers, but it was hardl
worth while to lay in Il stock of Il ski
difficult and expensive to obtain
there was to be no call for it. So TO
r. a time the name was put out withou
the leather. Then the demand came
and reliable dealers felt themselve
placed In n false position. The expert
ment has been made, and this year vii
y see the genuine skins. The snakeskir
e. which was always a little uncanny
90 will not he as popular this year as
90 has been in seasons past.
The suit case continues its long ru
90 90 OF popularity. The lowest priced case
90 for women cost $3.50, while those 70
SS men may he had as low as So. Thos
90 for the women are In finer feathers an
% OU made on light aluminium frames. Will
90 those for men ARE on steel.
M M The newer chatelaine bags ar
90 mounted in silver There are trunks i
SS all varieties and degrees of conver
90 ience and beauty of covering, but tn
SV woman who has many gowns gets til
90 wardrobe trunk, which always stand
S SS end up, with adjustable coat and ski
90 hangers In the body. while a bureau
00 formed in the cover with compar
90 ments for carrying smaller belonging
~ ~ Even the trained skirt goes on thes
90 skirt hangers for there is an attacl
099 09 ment on some of the hangers for hol,
90 ing the extra length, The mems ware
oo robe trunks hold coats and trousei
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