The Washington times., 1904-11-13

feminine wcrld is asking. and is ans
wered by a shake OF The head.
mot unless I had Mr.. Rockefeller's
millions" is the reply. And, even then.
I could spend 5000 on dress to better
advantage" decided a woman whose
taste in dress has placed her well in the
front ranks OF elegantly gowned women.
Yet 5000 is no unusual sum among
women of vast wealth who can afford
to spend money on furs. A sable set
at this price viii wear forever and he
just as good for the next generation as
this. The boa should be wide and fat
and long. And the muif should be very
large. cut round. and slightly fattened.
II should be lined Win white satin or
with ermine fur. The boa can also be
lined with ermine.
A set Of this kind is as carefully cared
for as a baby. IL is looked after all the
year around and IS regarded as 4 famiI,
treasure. Like lace and Jewels, II is an
investment. Rich furs are put with the
furrier ln summer: they are insured
against fire and burglary; and they are
taken ont once a month and carefully
searched for insects. In the fan they
are brCGght out renovated and re-
modelled
II costs about $50 a season to keen a
handsome set OF furs in repair, to store
them, 10 renew their dye and their
freshness and, IL 20 this is added the
cost OF rcmodeling them season by sea
son. the price will be so more.
But for woman with money Il good
set OF turs Is an excellent Investment
1'he Is sure or being always elegantly
dressed, and almost any gown can be
made 10 look nice.
Ermine comes In the thousands for =
FUR necklace and handsome mum; and
there are certain kinds OF ermine that
cannot De 1o1ght at any price. And
sable can n got at prices ranging so
lar upward iaat one would have To get
a telescope u study the price mark.
The best Of silver fox and the finest OF
IS 40 gauglng the limit of baby lamb,
Ior the younger and the finer II Is the
higher IL goes In price.
let the best furs pay In the long run,
Tor they can be worn forever. And,
since turs never can 90 out OF style.
and never wear out u pays one To buy
the very best one can afford.
sun, the woman who is dressing well
On little can make very nice show
NJ Oh the cheaper furs. There are furs
that look very much like Persian lamb
and there are other furs that look so
much like sable that II would take an
expert 20 tell the difference In the
expensive furs there are the old stan
dards and the very new novelties.
Excellent Fur limitations.
And among the cheaper furs--yet so
much Ike the costlier ones that you
cannot tell the dlference-baum-ma
dyed skunk. blended fox and muskrat
The latter IS being treated IN precisely
the same manner as the English mole
skins and F4F mi he eft hvr D,
eye Of an expert. SO clever is the de-
ception.
The costlier furs are sable, ermine.
mink. broad tail, lynx. silver fox and
brown marten. And when buying these
furs you can pay any price you please
There IS no limit to the sum you can
spend
In the striped furs. such as Bengal
tiger, you can spend round sums. but
these novelty furs are more for people
who have a variety to wear rather than
Just one coat.
While fur coat Is a fur coat and YOU
can't put II entirely out OF fashion,
stlH II Is fact and a sad one that
the styles in furs have changed very
decidedly during the past season. 4
standard little fur jacket Is always I'm
good taste, but. when II comes 20 abso-
lutte smar;ness. there are other things
10 be considered. The plain. neat little
Iur coat, shaped like a blazer coat. hut
buttoned down the front tightly. from
chin 10 belt, will always be IN style.
but one looks for something more elab-
crate in furs this season.
A very smart New York girl appeared
at the matinee the other day In a coat
made or baby calf skin Ii was cut
blouse and was absolutely untrimmed
IL swung open at the throat and was
buttCned up all the way 20 the belt
where n Was fastened tightly under q
clasp. or course. the open throat re-
yealed very smart shirt waist, with a
handsome lace openwork collar
Baby calf skin is a fur that Is worn a
great deal It IS very fashionable this
year, but how long IL will hold its own
no one knows II Is. as It's name sug-
gests, made Of calf skin with the mark
Ings Of the calf all showing. They are
brown and white and red with the col
Ors occurring abruptly iH spots The
spotted red calf is never a thing OF ar
tistic beauty. But. made into a coat
his calfship becomes quite a handsome
creature,
Another novelty Is n deersllin coat.
This Is q rough coat almost shaggy i'm
its texture. II reminds you a little of
the buffalo robes. Deerskin IS shorter
than buffalo and softer And il can be
made up very smartlY into the short
loose kimonO shaped fur coats that are
so much worn this season.
Many Notable Features.
There are several features to be noted
in the new fur coats. And the first is
their shape. They are kimonO shaped.
blouse shaped. tight fitting. and three
quarters. They are cut loose Ike "A lit
tie English Jacket and are 10 the hips;
and they are cut long like an automobile
coat. In any shape they are very smart.
for they are cut on new fashionable
lines. with long sloping shoulders and
very fun sleeves.
And speaking Of the sleeves one must
note how varied they are and how be-
coming. There Is really scarcely any
limit to their variety, and one is de-
lighted 10 note that IN spite OF The fact
that all are different, all are becoming
10 the arm.
IN noting five pretty fur coats the
other day one could not helm noticing
that all had different sleeves. The
sleeves of the first coat were fiaring
and cut of at the elbow; the second coat