The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-22

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ri The FOREMOST CREATOR OF
n Us IN AMERICA plLATEs
UPON THE BEAUTY OF THE ps..
{, SIGNS AND q MATERIALS FOR
MlNTER-FAcTss ABOUT FuRs.
Copyright 1907, The Delneator.)
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-You are IA,
miliar, Of course, with that old conten.
tlon Of the philosophers that beauty
is It's own excuse for being. 1t raises
question that has been handed down
unanswered. through all the years that
are past. and is likely to remain unan.
swered through all the years to come
Ia question that holds the basic prln.
ciples Of ethics and esthetlcs. II
Philosophy and dressmaking! Truly.
Horatio. bias bands and under.arm
cores were never dreamt OF in your
philosophy! Yet you would not think
it a far cry II you had been caileu
upon and challenged. rs have been,
to meet the Interpretation OF vanity,
frivolity and extravaganza that is plac-
ed upon the woman who seeks to ex-
press something OF her own individual.
ity; something Of her Joy in life: Of
the love OF the beautiful In her dress.
Does 1t Justify her in the extravaganza
Of this luxury.loving age? Is beauty
its own excuse for being?
| DO not pretend to be wiser than
the sages Of old but this know:
look around nc at the beauty OF the
world in the changing seasons-the
glad. green promise OF the Spring: the
drowsy, languorous, poppy.laden lure
OF the summer; the spendthrift prodi-
gality OF the fall; and that still, awed
hush OF our white winter that seems
to lay a finger on the lips of earth
itself; and in this arraying and adorn-
Ing OF the earth.mother. find proto.
type that bears on the subject we are
discussing-a prototype that lifts the
arrayment Of woman from something
silly, weak and vain to sweeter, no.
bier. saner level There Is something
very beautiful to ME In womankind--
| Gods garden flowers quaint old
poet has called them-and so beg
you, of your mercy, begrudge them not
the outer bea ty so freely granted to
birds and howers-a beauty that
makes this mad old. sad old world a
better place to live in.
A weighty sermon this! Ethics, es.
thetics and nature.study as a prelim.
inary-for what? The discussion Of
fnrs and the new skirt trimmings. An
anti-cfimaX? There spoke the limited
masculine intellect andI bid you be.
gone--go read your books written for
strong men by strong men-&I am a
poor weak woman writing for others
like myself" ~
Mrs. Osborn, in the November Delin.
Gator, eXpatiates on the beauty and
richness of the seasons fs,rs. Never
were such beautiful effects produced
as now. the newest processes for cur.
Ing the skins and dyeing the pelts rem.
dering them Of unusual spftness, lus.
ter and depth of tone. Their pliability
presents possibilities in the way of
trimming, too, and gives them an un.
wonted adaptability to the present
modes. Mrs. Osborn says: II have
been assailing for years the surpris,
Ing and stupid vogue OF the clumsy
fur.lihed cloth coat showing the fur
merely in the collars and cufs-a bur.
densome affair from its weight: and
suitable only to severe climates be.
cause of its warmth" Further ca In
the same letter Mrs. Osborn says: :"
look on woman as lacking In intelli.
gencc who is willing to hide the pret,
ty. graceful lines OF her figure beneath
a shapetess mass OF cloth and fur, and
to utterly overlook and disregard the
unlimited possibilities Of the fur It.
SELF" 1850
That It will be fur" winter there
Is no doubt, but. like everything else,
furs have advanced In price, and those
who already have their wants In this
direction provided for are to be con.
graduated. The New York Horse
Show establishes the winter fashions
for a large section of the country. and
this season the most exquisite fur
coats of all shapes and lengths were
In evidence. Fur hats heavily laden
with plumes and Jewels, lacegowns
with trimmings of fur. muffs = not
quite so large as last years and n lit.
tie more rounding in shape-and stoles.
perlines. collars, capes and collarettes
gave n touch OF richness to the scene
that nothing else could have contrib t.
ed The combination OF furs are I'M
usual and immensely effective. Seal
and nrOiInn mini. mil ,nI>to 1,,,,. a ,i