New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-08
FASHIONS IN FURS.
They Are to Match Suits in Color-Muffs
Especially Popular

some OF the fall and winter models in suits show
broad collar effects of contrasting cloth-a solid,
smooth cloth on iecked material, and vice versa.
Inc collarless coat is also shown. simply finished
Dy braid trimmings OF stitching or shaped
stole effects of smooth cloth or velvet One sees
gooo deal OF this velvet and braid combination
and the smooth cloth and braid combination.
For use on the cloth suits come beautiful
Dralos- Inc wood fibre braids will be worn a great
deal The hand made silk and wool braids come
IN opehWork designs, following the antique and
C!uhy patterns and will be applied cloth and
SILK garments on account OF their soft beautiful
lustre They will be used extensively in white
ana cream in connection with light cloth cos
tunes.
Materials for the smart walking suit bid fair
TO be mostly heavy homespuns mixed cheviots
tWeeds and mems suitings. The mixed or hecked
materials are likely to be very popular suitng as
they do the tastes of the schoolgirl and her grand
mother equally well. But one-tone effects will be
preserved. and dependence will be placed on furs
TO brighten the ensemble.
In fact, the colors for the new sutings have
been selected by the manufactl with a view
TO the popular furs. The soft warm browns have
been revived that blend so beautifully with sable
or Daum marten, and the gun-metal shades that
are so exquisite when combined with chinchilla,
moIeskln and squirrel. Then there are silver fox
ana blue lynx for walking suits of blue coored
teAuIes' and black lynx, Persian lamb and broad
I'd" 4or Ihe plack and black-miXed materials. and
ermlne for white and pastel coIored gowns.
FROM walking suits to furs is only a step Furs
that We're once considered the luxury of luxuries
nave no" become not only popular, but, in a sense,
common w nile such furs seal, sable and
nine hoId themselves in austore aloOfness from
the general public, mink and a number of other
tuIS can De worn by every Just squirrel
was the Iur lad OF last year, mOleskin is to be
the Iur fad OF the winter of 190S-'04. There
people who say that moleskn is worlds prettier
IMAM squirrel while Others maintain that twenty
squire! skins last year where
some monkey will undoubtedly be worn. Chin
emilia, which many prefer to squirrel will also be
seen Broadtall and Persian lamb to have
of1Ven sealslfin out, especially for trimming pur
poses and small pieces like scarfs ana muffs
More NUNS, It is said. will be used the coming
winter than ever before One reason for this Is
found in the fact that the winter walking skirt
Will leave the hands free and unemployed, and
as woman looks better and feels better with
something in her hands, the muff will take the
place OF the erstwhe train of the skirt. The
popular shapes for muffs will be both round and
nat: Probably the Old-fashoned grandmother
mum, OF uncompromising roundness and stiffness,
VIII lead. Many of the fiat pillow muffs have
the shaped circular side pieces faced with
trastng fur.
lines established last fail being fat shoulder
engagements with broad full length ends. In fact,
neckpiece is a misnomer, these collars have
very little to do with the neck, every attention
being given to the shoulder effects and the fiat
appearance of the front. The stole ends FIN
ished in a variety of ways-chenille fringe silk
pasSementer1e and drops" The Innings either
of satin else the outside fur is repeated the
inside.