The Washington times., 1906-12-16


People who haven't the money |
with which 10 get real furs /
buy the pretty new imitation Of seal |
skin a French seal, which is prettier |
than the real -sealskin and quite fash /
ionable -.a s--..
Not so long ago a wealthy woman ,
considered one good fur piece or wrap !
sufieie ut for her needs Now the fash /
ionable woman owns. as n3 ny pieces Of
fur as she does gowns. ,lost women
have a smart fur wrap with hat 10
match as well as WrisJlets, or armlets
of the same fur 20 wear around the ell
bow of the dress bodice or at the top
Of the long glove worn with it.
In the general craze for furs all kinds
are worn ana all are correct so far as
fashion goo- although, of course, GER
tain furs lee ~ this fad as in all others.
Perhaps VI. may claim that the auto
mobile has created the unprecedented
demand. for furs. Before the advent of
the automobile we did act have half as
many occasions for wearing fur--in
comfort-and So We did not want S
many furs. Now hat we mortor around
the country and the city, too in all sorts
of weather nothing has yet been found
To keep Us AS warm as does d good fur
cloak which combines Hghtness with
great warmth .In order TO secure equal
warmth in another sort OF wrap we
would have TO build something heavier
than nature has provided for Us.
And so We go about. a motley crowd,
in our furs-and especially when our
backs are turned We have on our smart
Tur hats we resemble something like
the procession OF menagerie There is
CAe woman in sable another in astra-
chan; and In the same procession we see
monkey, lamb. fox, leopard, mink, OF
ter, ermine, cat. and even COW skins
all IN the euveluping folds Of warm
FUR
Black cal.tg. D.. perhaps. the most
popular Iur present for day wear
and IL has. I0lre surface which is
very attraCI-se- CaracuI can be made
mp into coats Of moderate cost and does
not give so bulky an effect as other
fashionable turs.
Plenty OF people simply can't wear
furs because of Jheir-Weu call It
pluIapness. Others won't wear furs be-
Cause they DO not consider them hy-
gienic- Others. stiIl. wiI not wear them
beeahse they are oppressed by the re
collection tHat manifold section OF their
motor wraps once ran about on four
little animals within the pretty skins
never heard of such . thing rs a
wealthy woman able 10 buy their lives
For these people one of the IOveIiest
novelties Of the season has been pro-
duced. It is velvet leather-a pliable.
soft. exquisite leather which is dyed
In every possible beautiful color, from
IalC blue and rose color TO deep rasp-
berry red or warm tan and is brocaded
in small patterns having the effect of
panne velvet. or very fine shOrt-pile
with the outline of the brocade in panne
satin. Indeed. the leather finish is more
beautiful than that OF velvet while the
skins are as light and soft. almost as
velvet. Favoritc patterns in these bro
cades are small checks and dots
stamped IN the leather. As may be
imagined. such a material as this is ex-
tremely warm, is never bulky and Is
always very chic and exclusive. as well
as becoming and beautiful
Mink the Most Fashionable OF Furs.
Mink. at present. is the most fashion
able OF furs, and. for evening wear.
nothing eXcels the white fox in popular
ity or the silver fox-for any use. in ex-
elusive smartness- The latter fur is of
course. too costly TO make il common,
and no good imitation of it has ever
been achieved.
remarkably smart example Of a
coat in black caracul is to be seen in
figure A. 1t is cut long and square. with
fun skirts and a deep capucine hood.
lined with wadded satin in the back be-
meath the collar a large collar with
square corners turns back over the hood.
Across the fronts OF the collar are straps
of embroidery worked in small beads OF
cut jet and steel When the hood is
turned up over the head the collar is
turned up also. coming wen up on the
face and being held in place by a strap
across it under the. chin. The coat is
double breasted, and is fastened with
big rhinestone and steel buttons. It has
Iengthwise pockets in each side with a
button in each pocket eorners These