The Washington times., 1906-12-23


warm TO make fur wraps and muffs
possible. she wears trimmings Of fur
upon every sort OF a gown. from the
thinnest tune and chiffon to the light
velvet.
1t is all fur. fur, fur.
The woman of fashion who winters
in warm places is not content with
mere trimmings In fur-fashionable as
these may be. She has muf1s and
stoles and shoulder pieces made OF
diaphanous net. chiffon. or lace and
decorated with stripes and bars of fur
with fringes of sables. or other small
animals. at the bottom of the stoles and
along the outer side of the muffs. Fancy
a big fiat nun of shirred brown net,
showing a golden glimmer in the brown
and striped and fringed with sable or
mink, or one Of black chiffon. for a
black gowned woman, trimmed with
lynx. or, more bewitching still, a mum
of white lace or tuue decorated with
little ermine fit for an actual queen,
These garments fulfill all the require
ments or a fur season and are yet cool
and delicate enough TO grace Palm
Beach. Santa Barbara. or the Ber-
mudas. In New York they are warmly
lined with padded wool and satin and
worn with evening gowns or extrava-
giant reception costumes It takes a rich
woman to be so spendthrift with her.
fuTs in this climate where wraps and
garments OF solid furs are required from
the Atlantic to the Pacific north OF the
immediate Gulf States.
OF course. where such fur articles are
built they are worn with a hat showing
upon it the same fur and tulle, or chif-
ION, whatever the other material OF the
hat may be. and Notwithstanding the
ubiquitous ostrich pIumes which may
also adorn the piece Of headgear.
Among the more expensive furs silver
fox and mink are the favoTites of the
season. OF course. every woman who
can afford To wear sable does so. but
silver fox is just as costly and this
year more chic
Dark furs are. generally speaking,
smarter than light ones, and ernine
has not anything Of the vogue which
II enjoyed two seasons ago, 1t is very
much used for trimming purposes, Tor
evening furs and for making little jack
cts 70 wear with white dresses. One OF
the novelties OF the season is ernline
trimmed with a dark fur For instance,
an ermine set will include a big nun on
the outer side OF which are several
sables or other little animals Of similar
size arranged in a row, with long bodies
and triple tails. Half the bodies and al
the tails act as a fringe 20 the nun
With set OF this sort the boa will
be tipped with the dark skin and the
hat trimmed with it.
Every woman agrees that the fad for
wearing furs en- suite is as charming as
1t is expensive. Sometimes the fur hat
Is replaced with one Of velvet or beaver
OF the same color as the fur and. per
haps, with fur trimming.
Besides the muff. stole. or throw. and
hat. the smartly gOwned woman adds 10
her fur list this season aTmlets or brace
lets Of fur. These hang upon the bot
tom of the sleeve and are about four
inches in width, proving a protection
10 the arm in its short sleeve. Fur
tops TO gloves are also among the nov
elites Of the winter and are more OF q
necessity than an ornament this year,
Broadtai. caraCul and French seal.
while greatly employed in making nm
long coats. as well as short ones. are
extensively used where fur may be com
bined with other materials in building
Jackets and gowns, Plastrons and Guns
on jackets of all kinds. borders for
these; tabs. panels and trimmings OF
dress bodices all show the vogue for not
only trimming with fur, but also for
making portions Of garments Of this ex-
penstVe material.
As a trimming, fur is employed to
form extension founces and bands upon
skirts and 10 form. panels and inserted
pieces in them. Only one who under
stands the eostiiness of fur can realize
what founee OF fur means, and vet
FUR. especially caracul fur. is used in
this mauner
furs FOR trimming purposes are mostly
OF the short-haired or fiat varieties, ex-
cept that lynx is also used upon some