Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-12

IN
N again in fashion (and certainly
they have been so for the last
two or three years., a most marked
and radical change as regards winter
styles is evident. The truth Is we'll
recognized that no woman looks her
best when she looks cold. A red nose
is fatal to beauty and u complexion
tinged with purple or blue will make
the prettiest woman in the world look
a fright, so that all manner of warm
and comfortable clothes are in demand,
and women now "muffie" themselves
Up in furs the moment the thermometer
drops sufficiently to make such
course OF action possible.
There are rumors that the bygone
fashion which insisted that all women
should wear tight fitting waists and
coats is once again to be ordered but
1t is extremely doubtful in this age of
progress whether women will ever
consent to do away with the loose fit
ting clothes, especially the wraps and
furs that can be made so deliciously
warm and which at the same time are
so comfortable.
It must be admitted, however, that
tight fitting coats, provided the arm
holes and sleeves are large enough, can
be also warm and comfortable.
Garments made entirely of fur are
considered extremely smart this win
ter Not only are there short and long
h,,t "a
of fur, skirt and coat to match. In
sealskin or baby lamb the cost of such
costumes places them far beyond the
possibilities of the majority, but for
the favored few to whom a few hun
dreds of dollars in the price of a gown
though the very height of luxury and
at the same time comfort had been at
tained.
Caracul inexpensive and Popular
Caracul an extremely fashionable fur
this season and much less expensive
than Persian lamb or astrakhan, is also
made up in the entire costume and Is
effective if the skins have enough of
the moire marking and the train is not
too long. The pelt, as it is called. is
heavier than the moire Persian, the
kind used for costumes, and there is, of
course, the objection that in skirt and
coat to match the weight is a draw
back.
After the Christmas holidays is
thought by many astute shoppers to be
the best season to invest in furs, the
model coats of all sizes and lengths
that have not been sold being marked
down i'm price. OF course there are
bargains to be found, but the conser-
vative woman will prefer to choose the
different skins and have her coat made
to fit her lines rather than to have it
adapted from the ready made garment
that will only fit the regulation stock
figure. Long coats of all kinds of fur
make life much easier for women who
like to be warmly clad and at the
same time to feel they are smartly
turned out. The smart, close fitting
short jacket, or blouse-fo- while we
have been most definitely assured for
some time that blouses and blouse
effects were entirely out of date, there |
are any number of smart fur blouses
tC be seen-and the three-quarter and |
longer coats, half fitting or loose from
the shoulders. are thought very smart |
While the latter is more distinctively |
a wrap or auto coat, the former is to
be worn with reception gowns or elab-
crate walking gowns. They are both /
most attractive.
All the most expensive furs are the
most fashionable. Long sable coats |
are, however, very rarely seen, the |
short, decidedly fanciful jackets and
wraps and the half length loose wraps |
being the best sable even at it's hand |
soonest not being suitable for "a three
quarter length garment. The fur is !
too thick, and besides even in these
days Of unbridled extravaganza women |