Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-21

neck scarfs and separate skins in every
conceivable shape and FORM any one OF
them a possibility to most meager dress
allowance.
AS to the fashionable pelt for the season
of I9O5-19O6 experts in the world of modes
say that mink is to take the lead, though
to name prime favorite would De an I'M
possibility. Squirrel alone Of the many fas-
cinating kinds of fur now on the market
seems to have passed out OF vogue except
as a lining for all-enveloping wraps ana
automobile coats. Old-fashioned beaver
and otter which are being displayed this
fall are essentially youthful, and are being
affected extensively by girls just finishing
school as well as the young miss at the
debutante age, Sable, chinchilla and broad
tail remain as always the most elegant or
ALI pelts, and because they are SO perish
able they are exceedingly impracticable for
any except best wear
Combinations Liked.
Combinations of the different kinds OF
furs which were received so favorably last
year have found place in fashions realm
this fall also Ermine particularly Is en-
ployed In connection with some other skin,
and lends itself especially well to dark col
ored fur.
On most charming and becoming neck
scarf of mink q single ermine skin with
the usual dark tip forms four-in-hand
knot just at the throat The mink ltseir
shapes a fiat, circular collar with two long
tabs that broaden out as they extend to
the waistline. Accompanying the scarf is
a fat muff showing alternate stripes OF er-
mine and mink running around it.
On another neck piece, which takes the
form of a -pelerine, ermine Is USED IN
conjunction with long-haired black monkey
fur, and Is perhaps the one means OF rem
dering this rather stiff and awkward peit
becoming to a woman's face. The example
in question shows two clerical tabs OF the
ermine at the front of Understanding col
lar Of black tipped fur, the white dickie
effect giving just the relieving touch about
the neck of the pelerine.
Mink as Lining.
Mink is also employed as a lining for
short fur scarfs, a noteworthy instance be-
ing a fiat neck stole of silky black broad
tail crossed in such a manner at the front
of the throat as to display the cream white
fur underneath.
When neck scarf ts worn alone WIFI
out muff one kind of fur only appears IN
it's makeup. Lingerie dickes. which are
feature of all sorts of winter frocks. re-
quire scarf that just covers the square or
V-shaped opening at the neck. AS result
these fur pieces are very small and SNAPPED
to fit in the unprotected space
The simplest of these scarfs, to be worn
when the coat buttons quite up TO the
throat, is a straight piece of ermine. broad
| throat, one rounding end passing through
| a slit cut an inch above the other rounding
end, and both forming butterfly wings at
| one side of the neck.
High Collars Again.
| Another small scarf In prettily marked
| mink is built with high turnover collar. Al
the front two slender mink tails tie In a
| four-in hand to form a cravat
| Charming touches characterize many OF
| these little scarfs. Rosettes Of real lace
| ornament them at the point where they
| cross in front or motif of gold or silver
| thread is appiqued on one or both ends
1 Perhaps a line of curling ostrich fronds ex-
| tends the width of the scarf at Intervals
| Of three or four inches, while a fringe OF
| fronds finishes the ends and gives sug-
| gestion of delicate coloring to the white
/ or brown fur
/ Very welcome to the stately woman Is
| the return of the round boa. 1t gives her q
certain dignity which no other style of fur
| does With 1t is carried mun OF tremen-
/ dous proportions. adding picturesqueness
! suited to the Gfbsonesque type of woman
i Long-iiaire furs are most stunning In this
| connection, and white fox win be more than
ever q favorite for dressy occasions. The
/ round boas to be thoroughly effective
should be drapcd over the shoulder In man
| tie fashion rather than held snugiy about
| the throat. Many women fasten them with
| fancy stick pins at the top of the sleeve
i in order that they may fall like q rounding
cellar at the back and not slip up about