Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1906-02-09
WHAT'S WHAT IN
FUR OVERCOATS
Anything That Costs Less Than
S4oo to $500 consid-
cred "Punk."
RUSSIAN SABLE THE BEST
Fashion DEGREES That the Well Dressed
Must Possess at Least One Fur
Coat, Though Any Number
Is Not Prohibited.

a fur lined overcoat IS always q luxury,
but IL never was more SO than this year,
when there has been 80 little severe
weather. II Il were only for utility that
men bought these coats, there would 10
little demand for them.
Furs for mon have become like furs for
women. q luxury In no way dependent on
the temperature. a man who makes an
effort to be well dressed feels that his
wardrobe IS incomplete without a fur lined
coat. III there is anything 70 be said IN
sxcuse for such an extravaganza IL Is the
lasting qualities OF such a garment. "A
well made fur lined coat ought with or
binary care 10 last at least ten years.
The most important question with this
kind Of a coat is naturally the fur OF which
ii IS 10 be made. And that depends in a
large measure on the amount one expects
TO pay Russian sable Is naturally tho
most expensive OF all furs. That varies
so much IN price that a coat OF this kind
may cost $500 or 5000.
Astrakhan Is a popular fur, but 10 does
not wear so well as other kinds, and the
astTakhan collars do not Civ the furry
effect that IS both becoming and comfort
able in cold weather. Then the fur liz
likely 10 get shiny with comparatively lit
tie wear. A coat lined with aBtrakban and
finished with n mink or sable collar Is a
very becoming combination. There liz a
beautiful fur for collars IN sea otter, which
Is rather too costly 10 become common.
The supply Of furs from which men may
select coats is not large. Women wear
sable. mink, lynx, seal, black and silver
fox. astrakhan. broad tail. chinchillas wolf
N various other furs while the choice OF
men for street wear Is practically limited
to astrakhan, seal, mink. sabic or otter.
For wear I'm a motor. however. the men
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were never before heard OF an intended
for human wear. They come. moreover. I'm
combinations and contrasts OF color that
would delight the most barbaric taste.
The cheap fur coat IL a very poor In
yeStmcnt for anybody. The shiny. dyed
furs look we'll for the shop windows, but
they will not gfand closer scrutiny, They
do not wear at all we'll and fur coats OF
this kind do rot come into consideration In
discussing the kind Of a coat that a well
dressed man would want 70 wear.
Most Of the best fur coats arc made now
by ~taiIors, although some are turned out
By furrlers. In gyne cases the purchaser
after ordering his coat buys the fur from
a dealer and takes II 70 hsa tailor. Most
careful men want their overcoafs, even IL
they are TO be made of Eur, made By she
mar who cuts fhelr other clothes.
The cloth used n making a. fur coat
should be black, whatever the kind or
color OF the fur used Kersey or broad
cloth is the best material. The length or a
coat may be left 20 tho individual taste OF
the wearer. but the best style IN almost 10
the shoe tops.
There are no buttons on the fur coats
made by the best OF the New York taiIors.
Small wooden buttons covered with silk
and silk loops are used to fasten the coats
down the front. Otherwise the coat Ia abb
solnteiy plain. The sleeves as a rule ara
not provided with cuffs. Fur In worn an
a cum only when Il II part Of a sleeve.
made very long, no that II may be turned
down over the hands la cold weather.
When this protection IL not needed tho
sleeve Is turned back and gives the effect
OF cuffs made Of the fur with which the
Goa Is lined.
The fur with which the coat ig lined
shows along the edgr. but IL II the collar
that really gives the decorative fur effect
to the garment. as a rule the shawl coll
lar Is worn because ~ can be more readily
turned up about the ears. The notch coli
lar is occasionally worn, and in the opln-
ion OK some persons 10 much smarter than
the shawl collar.
The skins used 10 make a coat collar are
In every case much finer in quality than
those that line the body OF the coat In
the case OF mink, II is desirable to select
an especially good set OF skins for tlye col
lar, az IL alone VIII show. The difference
in the quality OF astrakhan IL not really
80 noticeable a. the finest skins, used for
Women's wear. would not be required.
Sealskin, which Is very expensive. makes
a beautiful lining, but would NOT be- de-
sired for a collar, A mink, otter or astra-
khan collar. however. goes admirably with
this fur.
In the same way a sable collar may bs
used with n sort Of lining. A suggestion
OF sable about a coat. however, Immediate
Ky takes II out OF the list OF useful gar
ments. Sable Is an extremely pcrishable
FUR. for one thing. and not suited to the
wear OF any man who has 70 work. an the
majority Of Americans do. and expects 10
wear his fur coat even 20 business in cold
weather.
A good mink coat, made up by the hfgh-
est priced tailor may be bought for no.
and with care ~ will last for ten years. Al
good astrakhan coat lined
with frr OF good quality may b. bought
for 400, and IL wIn be nrst class fn every
detail OF cut and inish.
The fur oyercoat follows generally the
lines OF the ordinary coat. save that II is
fuller tn the back. with more OF a box
effect and much broader about the bot
tom.