Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-08-22
Furs are to Match Suits y
During the Coming Winter.

Some of the fall and winter models in
suits show broad collar effects of CON
trasting cloth--a solid. smooth cloth on n
fiecked material, and vice versa. The
collarlcSs coat is also shown. simply fin
ished by braid trimmings, rows of stitch
ing or shaped stole effects of smooth
cloth or velvet. One sees a good deal Of
this .elret and braid combination and
the smooth cloth and braid combination
For use on the new cloth suits conc.
beautiful braids. The wood fibre braids
will be worn great deal. The hand
made silk and wool braids come in omen
work designs, following the antique and
Cluny patterns, ana viii be applied to
cloth and silk garments on account Of
their soft. beautiful luster They Will
be used extensively in white and cream.
in connection with light cloth costumes.
Materials for the smart walking suit
bid far TO be mostly heavy homespuns.
mixed cheviots, tweedS and mems sniff
incs. The mixed or iiecked materials are
likely ~ be very popular, suiting aS they
do the tastes of the schoolgirl and hrI
grandmother equally well Bur one-tone
effects will he preserved. and dependence
will he placed on furs to brighten the
ensemble.
In fact the col0rs for the new sniff
ings have been selected by the manufac-
turers with 4 view 10 the popular furs
The SOFT warm browns have been re-
yived. that blend 50 beautifully with sa-
bic or baum marten, and the gun-metal
shades that are so exquisite when com
bined with chinchilIa. moleskn and Suuir-
rel Then there are silver FOX and hue
ynx for walking suits OF blue coIorcd
textiles. and black lynx. Persian lamb
and kroad-ail for the black and black
3ni&eJ materials and ermine for white
and pastel col0red gowns
From walking suits to furS is only Il
step. Furs have now become not only
popular but. in q sense. common. While
such furs as seal. sable and ermine hold
themselves in auStere aloofness from the
general public, mink and number of
other furS can be worn by everyone
Just as squirrel was the fur fad of last
year, 50 moleSkin is to lie the fur fad
Of the winter of 19O3-'04. There are peo-
pie who say that mOleSkiD Is worlds pre:-
tier than squirrel, while others maintain
that twenty squirrel skins were worn
last year where one mOleskin will be
worn this Some squirrel and some mon
key will undoubtedly be Worn. Chinchil-
la. which many prefer TO squirrel. will
also be seen. Br0adtail and Persian
lamb seem to have driven seaiskin out.
especially for trimming purposes and
small pieces like scarfs and muffS.
More muffs, it is said, will be used the
reason for this is found in the fact that
the winter walking skirt will leave the
hands free and unemployed and as a
woman looks better and feels better with
Somethin" in her hands. the muff will
take the place Of the erstwhile train of
the skirt. The popular shapes for muffs
will be both round and fiat. Probably
the old-fashioned grandmother muff. Of
uncompromiSing roundness and stiffness
will lead. Many of the fiat or pillow
muffS have the shaped circular sidepieces
faced with contrasting fur.
Neckpieces will follow. more or less
closely. the lines established last fan.
being fiat shoulder arrangements. with
broad. full length ends. In fact. neck
piece is Il miSnOmer. as these collars
have very little To do with the neck. every
attention being given to the shoulder eff
fects and the fiat appearance of the
front. The stole ends are finished in n
variety of ways-chenille fringe. silk
passementere and drops" The Innings
ere either of satin or else the outside fur
fs repeated ON the inside.-New \ ork
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