Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-25
Extravagant Styles, but Very
Becoming Ones.
THE HUMBLE SQUIRREL
ONCE USED AS A LINING is TO
THE FRONT AGAIN.
Price Has Gone Up Accordingly
Mink, Sable and Baby
Bear.


When squirrel was heralded as the new
fur every woman who is obliged to consider
the matter Of expense felt that the chance
of her life had come. But the whole bust
ness proved delusion and snare. SPUR
rel, the plebeian's despised and consequently
low-priced fur, which has heretofore been
considered scarcely good enough to serve
for lining garments. has scared to place
with the traditional furs of gentlefolk, and
is as much of a luxury the older styles.
AS long as fashionable women did not
favor squirrel fur the price was low, but
the demon tradesman was keen to take ad-
vantage of the feminine longing for
change. The instant the elusive little sQuir
rel was decided upon the favorite he be-
gan to write figures on the price tags that
gave the little beast all the dignity of
sable, ermne and mink
We are so accustomed to thinking OF
squirrel lining fur that the wraps shown
in the smart shop windows look precisely
as though they were turned wrong side out.
The shapes, too, look bit clumsy, and 1t
Is doubtful for that ason and because of
It's unbecomngness whether the gray fur
will survive season. Dealers and mo-
distes say 1t has come in for a long regime,
but il cannot wholly diSplace the staple and
the trimming furs. The most effective
squirrel coats and collarettes are trimmed
or combined with ermine or baby lamb,
either OF WhlCn gives a bright tOuCn ana
relieves the rather neutral tone of the gray,
so much OF which has dusty look.
Jackets are a comfortable length. cover
ing the hips. are made double-breasted and
with high collars. The three-quarter coats
are very arctic in appearance, and wo-
man in one of them looks at first glance
like an explorers wife. But they are de-
liciously warm, and the weather prophets
who are making promises of cold winter
are In league with the fur man, and every
woman who can afford 1t Is having a fur
coat. Squirrel and its imitations-in other
words, plain pussy cats-are being used
still in excellent and effective style to line
the fashionable loose shapes in cloth, and
many consider these much more elegant
than the fur garments A dark red broad
cloth modified kimona wrap that hangs
straight from the neck, with wide, round
sleeves, Is lined with squirrel, and has
collar and ornament Of Persian lamb, with
black military frogs down the front This
may be equally serviceable for night or day
time wear, and for great many very prac-
teal occasions.
Old Favorites Hold.
The rage of one fur does not wholly de-
stroy the popularity Of some Of the more
beautiful pelts. Women of refined and lux
urious tastes will always wear sable, seal,
mink, Persian lamb and some of the
other beautiful but less expensive furs.
A coat that is rich IN appearance and
chic in cut Is dark striped mink with high
collar. and revers that give very severe
overcoat look TO the front. The rather
heavy cuffs keep harmony with the collar
and the whole thing has a cozy look that
heightens Its value on very cold day. The
hat has soft. big, fiat crown of mink,
with facing of black tulle, and with
black feather curling under the brim
muff. round and plain. showing the beauti-
full shadings of the fur belongs with the
Get. The coat and skirt worn with II was
OF brown corduroy.
Sfar o,ad Iob, To-
quite go out so long as women wear black
for their morning dress. There is nothing
more dignified-nothing more refined. A su-
perb coat that is cut to the knees is