The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-30

said. with a blare Of tTumpets. It is
no uncommon sight to see an all
black frock with touches OF this
crude yet handsome brown, while
many a black hat shows brown
fiecked birds and quilts. All-black fur
sets, such as skunk and Persian lamb,
are admired with gowns in rich color.
and numbers of the smarter Persian
lamb coats display applications of
black velvet richly outlined with
braids.
TIE Enormous Sleeves.
The enormous and continuing
change in, sleeves renders this detail
in the fur coat a serious matter, for
all sorts of devices are adopted to ac-
commodate the freaks of under-arm
coverings One blouse coat of precious
Russian sable had the lower portion Of
its ample sleeves cut in square bag.
which seemed mad waste of royal
fur Further extravagances were
long tails at the back of the garment
and cuffs of the single animal-all
save head and fore paws, but this law
ishness may be explained by the price,
which was $4,000 The sleeves of
fancy blouse of brown beaver and
summer ernine were very remarkable,
in that they are gathered over the
arm and mounted high at the Shout
der in the old leg-of- mutton way. But
sleeves of the loose styles are some
times still fiat at the top and sener-
ously flowing at the bottom. The fur
in one mink coat was cut in squares
and faced with fiounces of rich lace.
Hats of skins.
Continental hats in skins to match
the jacket worn are stylish freaks of
the season. One in ermine with
large black velvet rosette at one side
was shown with a loose evening coat
in the same skin. With a mink or
sable coat for street wear, the crown
of velvet or felt hat is frequently of
the same fur, while a lace evening
coat, with motifs in some delicate
skin, may be matched by an airy lace
hat with the same trimmings.
There is no use denying the inn
parchment such disclosures may sug-
gest, that the woman who wishes to
be in the fashionable swim this season
must be extravagant. Good fur gar
ments are expensive, for one, two and
even three hundred dollars may be
termed quite ordinary prices. The
laces, the gen1med buttons and the
fancy belts of the gayer coats as we'll
as the finer skins, drive costs still
higher, and however simple the furred
head piece. it must be made by expert
InBClS " iOOh Inc aAly NAlhl6 at diA-
But there are ways of economizing,
and one is for the woman of moderate
means to turn her back entirely upon
the temptation of an all-fur coat. A
well-made tailor frock with a smart
fur set is always handsome and prac-
ticable, for there are many winter
days when the fur coat would seem
impracticable, if not altogether use
less. If the warmth of fur garment
is considered indispensable, however,
the gray and white squirrel skins, sup
piled by the shops for this purpose,
will be found admirable Innings for
loose coats and dolman wraps, which
are to be worn only occasionally.
Combinations of Furs.
Two tasteful combinations in the
way of the right furs with the right
GAVIN may also be suggested. With
a. black cloth gown was seen a stole
and muff of civet-cat whose eccentric
yellow and black markings stylishly
set off the plain frock. Eastern mink
composed a more elaborate set. peIer-
inc with tails and plain fiat muff
which went charmingly with a gown
of violet cloth. A hat of violet velvet
with a mink crown band richly set off
these furs, which were marked at $3.50.
Seventy-five dollars was the very
moderate price of the civet set.