Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-18
NEW YORK FASHION LETTER



New York, Nov. 1S.-Those small
furs that usher in the wintry season
are among the most becoming thin%s
in miladi's wardrobe-when we'll Sc
lected. There seems to be no limit
as to what one may spend upon those
fascinating accessories to the toilette.
The richest and deepest of sables,
the shimmering, snowy white of err
mine, the soft brown mink, and many
other pieces that add oh, so mucn
both to ones comfort and appearance.
Ermine still relgns supreme for all
dressy occasions, and so rare is this
little pelt becoming that its already
steep price promises to reach an out
of-sisht position for many ere the ca
sen Is over. The RussO-Jap3nese war
Is said to have exerted a disastrous
effect upon the supply of several
turs; the hunters and trappers being
drafted for military duty. and unable
TO follow their usual hunts and prey.
one does not oftentimes associate
political economy and the state Of
the fashions; but one always knows
that the rarer and mere expensive a
thing gets TO be, the more modish is
1t sure to become, and the mere bert
are the would-be fashionables upon
adjoining them selves with this partic-
ular article.
Caracui is a Russian fur that is
having quite a vogue of its own, and
being a glossy black, II is almost uni
versally becoming. One sometimes
sees 1t combined with a modicum Of
ermine, the color contrast serving to
display both furs to better adyant-
age.
The vogue of the elbow sleeve will
probably give the fur trade a boa
for the muff, at least, will be a neces-
sity. Two furs, which have been imi-
tated so well that even experts, It is
said, are sometimes puzzled to detect
the imitation, are ermine and seal.
Mole is now got up to resemble seal
very closely, while rabbit is clipped
and otherwise treated to represent
ermine. There is a great demand this
year for white furs, ermine, white fox,
curacui and the inexpensive muffin,
especially for evening wraps.
In muffs there are all sorts. Plain,
flat, round, square, and pouch. And
sheer lin erie material beneath. This
is merely a single hint; countless
others win instantly present them
selves 10 the woman with a taste for
dress and a share of Imagination, Il"
help It along. Berthes, too, are find
ing new and novel uses, and those
who have old time possessions in this
lire would better get them out, clean
.hem and dispose Of them after tne
later modes. For a cascaded jabot
there is nothing l~ovelier than one of
The old fashioned long and full ber-
thes, for c~ascading the outer side OF a
butterfly sleeve, for draping at the
they are trimmed and untr,mmed, the
former for evening only, though.
Fur trimmed gowns are in fashion
once more. after a long retirement.
At pre7nt the trimming Is mostly con-
fined TO coats, but a few fur trimmed
skirts are seen. Short haired fur Is
used, the popular caracui being much
in evidence. This fur Is so pliable
and so easily manipulated as to make
II valuable for trimming purposes.
Collars, cuffs and jackets Of fur ap-
pear on some of the smartest of i'm
ported street gowns. Sometimes the
skirt shows a few medalions Of fur
to match the jacket, but more often
Il Is quite untrimmed. Evening and
reception gowns are being trimmed
with sable, mink, ermine, and costly
furs.
The suit of lace is fast reaching
the dimensions of a furore, and every
thing, from a narrow machine made
imitation Valencennes that sells for a
few pennies the yard, up to a point de
gaze piece, that costs thousands OF
dollars, lace is the thing. One can
hardly imagine a gown nowauaN .
without a touch OF lace somewhere
or another upon It. Even the strict
est of tailor mades will have a piece
Of coarse Russian euipure-a lace
that resembles an emhroldery-or a
collar and cuff in Italian hllet. While
as for frocks Of formal intent, all Of
the modish materials simply cry out
for a lace adOrnment. One can hard
ly imagine a gown Of crepe de chine
without its full completion OF lace,
and when ribbons are about as lib
orally added the thing is complete.
' One hears that lace collars are