Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-25

nothing warmer and more comforta-
BILE than furs for winter wear. Some
of the results OF the furrier's efforts
this year are magnificent in trimmings |
Of lace and velvet and gold and silver.
The most fashionable styles are pei
crimes. mantillas, throw-overs, fourin-
hands. empire coats and short coats.
The dress and cloak trimn ngs OF fur
also have a prominent place.
The very newest idea Is the short, |
much-trimmed coat. Some are close
fitting; which, in almost every IN
stance. are ornamenied by fancy |
waistcoats. Velvet ard kid. richly EN-
broidered in silk or decorated with
gold and silver lace and beads, make
very gay trimmings of vests.
The different forms OF Persian lamb
-broadtail, BABY lambs etc.-are the
furs most often used for bcleros and
other fancy short coats; but chin
chilla, ermine, mink, beaver and seal
all appear in sucn glise. Caracal IN
all colorings has a considerable vogue
and some exceptionally pretty Frentn
models are shown in browl caracal
The empire coats are exceedingly
handsome. one of the combinations
being mole skins trimmed with three
silver fox skins and some fancy en-
broidery ''hxlngs."
The neck pieces follow somewhat
the lines of last year The most poD'
uar furs for this purpose are mink,
ermine. chinchilla and caracal. A
very rich ermine scarf was edged with
| vide old yellow lace. and worn as
| throw-over,
The pelerines are exceptionally
handsome and very fashionable Some
of the most beautiful are in Russian
sable on a foundation of ermine with
skins draped on the shoulders. the
| front pieces extending to the ground.
| There is a large mum OF sable and err
mine to match. Most of the peler-
ines have muffs to match, which. by
the way. are all large some with seal
oped effects on the bottom.
Another handsome garment is of
| 'umba" fox, alternating with the
white Some of the ermine pelerines
are all of ermlne, with box-plaited ruf-
hes over the shoulders and lavishly
ornamented with heads and tails.
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| Fur as a coat trimming still has
firm hold upon fashion. Chinchilla is
popular for revers and collars, as well
as mink. ermine and Persian lamb
| A gray velvet street gown, trimmed
with chiuchilla and little white lace
mings are not very prom inent on
dresses. but in the narrow widths fig
ure largely on evening cloaks.
| The most expensive furs, however,
| have not submitted to this fad OF
much betrimmed finery, but follow in
general the models of year to-year
styles. The old stand-bys can not af-
ford to trihe with gay fads and frlp-
| peries, however chic they may be.
BY the way. the broadcloth of the
season Is exquisite IN its softness and
satlny finish. 1t can be draped most
gracefully, which could not he said of
the stif broadcloth Of earlier times.
This soft. rich cloth so much in vogue
now. and adapted to the graceful,
| clinging styles, has called forth the
new velvets. Chiffon velvet is we'll
known by this time. ari proves by its
soft, timber Qualities how wei it is
adapted 10 the present needs. N rror-
ed velvet is still much used. for its
nature is much that of chif IN veiyot.
But the old stiff velvet is hard to
find in the shops today; and panne
velvet is just about as scarce.
Some of the prettiest walking suits
are of plaids not too sharply marked.
but rather large. Blue, with narrow
stripe of green crossing at wide in
tervals, makes ore stunning suit,
made with the iney table circular
skirt. and coat thai is cut just to
the tips of your fingers when your
arm hangs down by your side,