The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-24
III LAzE IT NoKEL II
II 2EANLR

n he woman who Is lucky enough TO
receive a cheque or cheques, and en-
PEASANT, Il were as well to note that
there are fashions in spelling as In all
else, and the old-time method OF spelling
an order on the bank is the one that
smart society employs today-the SPELL
ing which is in vogue IN commercial cir
oles, to wit: Check being 90 suggestive OF
failure and defeat for the woman Of fash
ion to associate for an Instant with her
financial status. However, to return to
the Christmas aspect Of the matter. The
woman who is lucky enough to receive
an order OF goodly size on the bank for
her Christmas gift is almost sure to HE
her Immediately to the furrier's. and
there reveI in all Of the enchanting nov
elites that are so temptngly spread be-
fore her.
It seems that It was the good and
thrifty Queen Victoria who started the
fashion NJ cheques for gifts. IN place Of
some article representing an equal outlay
The venerable queen had n vast number
OF needy relatives. NIL ecions NJ ROYALTY.
bUt none the less poor-for their noSi-
fon-for nnverfy Ike all ether things
Ia comparntive So IN place Of useless
ornaments. pieces Of iewelry md the
like the fhoUghtfui queen WINS accus-
toned TO present cheques where she
knew such would he welcomed heartily
md her suhiectE were MT slow IN follow
Ing the fashion set nv their Eind-heartpl
md DrnctirRi soveref On
The American woman mav we'll he
thankful that she does her shonning FOR
furs on this side of the Atlantic rnthor
than IN Eurone IN spite Of report 70 tho
contrary. this scribe. who hns shnnned
from ST Petersburg tn San Francisco
finds New York is-dutv iucIuded- fullv
ne cheHp for furs rs INV foreign center.
and thcre rs almost Invariably fn-
larger stock Of made-un garments TO So
lecf from Than even Paris has 70 show
IN the height of the season And the
same Is true Of all Of our larger towns.
and narticuarlv IN fhe West
With the Christmas sbonning In fuN
swing It Is oftentimes a difficult matter
to secure attention at the fashionable fur
rier's. But. on the other hand, the show
cnses are thrown wide open and prnspec
tive customers can examine and admire
the contents at their ease and leisure
make their selections Of garments they
are interested In. and eventually have
the clever saleswoman explain their
merits. expatiRte upon the beauty OF the
skins. and in the course Of so doing she
Is sure to let fall any number Of remarks
that are in themselves quite m educa-
tion in the matter Of furs and furry
fashions.
There ls one furrier who maintains
shops and workroons IN both st Peters
burg and Paris. and whose word Is ac-
Cepted law so farsas furs md fur fashion
are concerned. It Is he who manipulates
the modes in this section: and he is said
to have more royalties on his list of
patrons than any other tradesman 10 the
world 1t is q rare thing for any Gus
toner to see him sOnally-rOyalty, OF
course, excepted but when he does con-
descend to talk about furs and fashions
he Is always delightfully."- interesting.
Russian sObles are Of course, the aim
and desire OF every woman who can af-
ford to Invest q considerable sum In furs
The darker the color the deeper the stripe
and the thicker the Lair the higher The
price The Imperial court Of the Gar
has the pick Of the entire catch Of every
season, ana the best skins are reserved
grandfather OF the present autOcrat OF all
the kussias were given to making pres
ents Of the choicest sable skins usually
unmOunted to those whom they chose 10
honor. The value of such gift luId
hardly be expressed In money and the
more so when one recalls that the finest
and darkest skins retain all OF their
color and beauty for pretty nearly q full
generation OF hard and seryiceable wear.
1t IS no uncommon thing for 4 single
sable skin that displays all the required,
color and markings to fetch four figures.
unmounteds upon this side OF the Atlau-
tie, and when one CONSIDERS that Il takes
at least q pair of skins for even the small
est crayat, and three times that number
cor a moderately sized mum. the sum OF
money which be put into sabIes
without making any very great s..sviu.,
can be seen at a glance.
Last winter at Monte Carlo there was
a russian pTincess-nOt a member Of roy.
atty. but one belonging 10 one of IA
many princely families which are tic
leaders OF the Russian nobility. Elderly.
stout, with a particularly Tartar east OF
features small narrow eyes, round face
aud high cheek bOnes-an eyes turned OIL
her, nevertheless. when she appeared Ia
public. Her gowns were Invariably Of
white cloth; and over them was worn al
all times the same wrap The darkest
and richest sables that has ever been the
lot Of this scribe TO see were fashione,
into a long shaWlshaped cape, a deer
point in the back coming to the hem OF
the gown and the stripes OF the fui
meeting in a here The garment round
ed up 70 knee depth IN front; and {
double circular ruffie OF the same exqui
site fur framed the trimming. The inlnl
was OF ermiue. aud followed exactly III,
same shape as the sable. For day weal
the sables showed; for evenings tn,
snowy white ermine. The garment wai
said to be worth a round million francs
rorne two hundred thousand dollars! Thl
f{ussianR assurcdly are the spegders o
the earth!
Although caracut Is not exacrly n nov
elty-they have been wearing II IN Pari
for some four or i've winters now-'t wa
- slow 10 end favor here that II has bu
now reached the zenith OF its vogue.
q for the larger garments that Dam