Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-14
I trimmings on New Furs

now DeluS SHOWN at the most eACIu-
sive modistes' as the new London
and Paris importations seem to make 1t
quite certain that the approaching winter
Is to be one Of much betrimmed fur gar
ments Elegant simplicity will. II all signs
come true, be very rare in the new fur
Jackets and SETS The newest models sug-
gest very decidedly the furs of "the 60s'
and again of the "'3Os," when braid and
balls. cord and silk piping figured very
prominently on the tippets, muffs and
Jackets. Those trimmings, however, were
usually Of the same color as the furs. while
the new furs show an almost universal use
Of colored trimmings. In black furs. how
ever. this Is not SO generally the case, the
trimmings Of the most stylish black wrap
being all in black Among the most ele-
CANT of these new black furs are those of
the MORE lamb, trimmed with dull silk or
satin pipings and braids, with ornaments
made of cord over molds in the shape of
large buttons, with cord fringe etc.
The Jackets in all the new modes show
a tendency to depart from the bolero for
the half-ftting pony jackets. The sleeves
are comfortably loose on some and on
others rather tight fitting-that is to say,
the regular coat sleeves fit. Many of the
coats have waistcoats and these are hand
somely embroidered in a variety of dull
rich tones in Persian effects etc Waist
coats also seen trimmed with applique
Of braid, velvet, silk gold cord, etc. The
black coats have waistcoats of silk heavily
trimmed with shirrings, pipings, cord.
braid. jet, etc. working out intricate de-
signs
Brown caracul coats are seen among the
most fashionable new jackets, although
their great vogue last winter one would
think would have rendered them impossi-
BILE for another season. Instead of being
the inexpensive though stylish garments of
last winter, however, the new caracul
jackets are so handsomely trimmed that
they are quite as expensive as if they were
entirely made of valuable fur. One such
Jacket more on the Elton order than any
other known style, although 1T seemed to
present features belonging to Elton, boil
ero and pony jacket, was of brown cara
cul with deep rolling revers and collar of
sable The combination was charming.
and yet it would seem that the caracul
itself might have been almost attractive
a finish for the garment at very trifiing
part of the expense. The long-haired fur
Is, of course, more becoming 20 the face
than the curly caracul, and yet the same
effect might as readily be obtained with
fox.
Another brown caracul jacket more in
the pony shape had a waistcoat Of brown
and dark blue embroidery. A thread of
dull gold ran through the embroidery
which was most elaborate Over the
jacket itself an open scroll pattern of
brown and gold velvet applique was used
to outline the seams OF the jacket and
around the sleeves, the collar and the
bottom.
One of the most sought after furs of
the winter will undoubtedly be seaskin,
which will just as undoubtedly be one of
the most expensive. Seafslkin is never a
very becoming fur to the figure, but it is
at it's best in a plain coat with fiat sleeves
semi-ftting, or in an easy, close-fitting
model. One very handsome new sealskin
fitting in tightly at the back and sides ami
semi-fittng in front had a very narrow
waistcoat of blue silk embroidered in blue
of two shades. There were also long ends
of the blue silk falling from the neck
straight down to the bottom of the coat.
The blue was of the old beautiful shade
once SO fashionable in poplins and very
rarely seen nowadays.
Very little lace is seen on the new fur
street jackets, excepting that some of the
three-quarter fur coats meant for matrons
have lace undersleeves. These are full
and gathered in at the wrists. This fash
ion, though attractive enough, is really
ridiculous, for If fur jacket is needed at
all nothing can render its thanksgiving
qualities more useless than an open sleeve
with nothing more as protection for the
lower arm than lace puff.
1t is noticed that in many of the jackets
ermine is used in narrow strips to outline
the embroidered wastcoat. AS rule, even
when the jacket reaches to the hips, the
wastcoat ends at the waist
Chinchilla Is also to be one of the most
popular of this winters furs. The price is
even greater than it has been, which will
of course make it particularly desirable.
An exquisite Partisan garment of chin
chilIa is made with full elbow sleeves, with
turned back cuffs Of ermine. The waist
coat of white cut velvet Is trimmed with
two rows Of rhinestone buttons. The coat
is collarless and has lapels of Irish lace
rather broad at the shoulder and taperng
toward the waist line.
Muffs are shown in many shapes, and no
one need feel chagrined if unable to pur-
chase new one. The conservative fur
riers declare that the new muffs are to be
moderate in shape and size. They are to
be round and moderately fiat, and some
what smaller in size than the large ones of
last winter. This sounds very sensible, but
at the same time one is given glimpse of
numbers of new muffs just arrived from
Paris or London which certainly do not
conform to these modest forecastings
These muffs, however, we are told are
novelties and not intended as forerunners
of a general fashion. but simply as indi-
vidual creations to please persons of orisi-
nal taste. The fact of the matter is, how
ever that nowadays women who pretend
to fashion must all be more or less origf-
nal In taste. So that perhaps it would be
as well to look at the novelties before
settling down to the plain substantial
varieties Among these novelties one muff
noticed was of MORE lamb. quite fiat and
with a loose piece of the fur caught up
in a ruffie on one side and fastened there
with a large fiat buckle of gun metal
fayorite new model seems to b something