Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
WINTER FUR STyL ES
FEW HINTS AS TO THE LATEST
MODES.
jeweled Buttons Shown on Coats.
Stock Scarfs Have Two Tabs
This Year.

Furs are of especial interest to women
just now, for those who possess them
are planning how to have leftover coats.
capes, muffs, etc, made into stylish mod
els. and those who need new boas, collars,
ETC, are shopping for the fashionable
skins in the latest designs
The popular furs for 19O7-190S will be
ermine mink and sealskin and in the
less expensive skins brown fox and black
.ynX.
A set off either of these last two furs
may be bought for a reasonable price. The
fox is dyed in quite number of shades
rom light to dark. The darker, richer
zones are preferred TO those in the lighter
effects, such as Isabeila-once the most
popular tone-and pa.e browns. This is
,ortunate, in way, for the bright colors
that are prophesed for street wear wi
.orm pleasing contrast to the deep
Drown and black furs. Persian lamb a :
ways holds its own and is regarded more
! Or less as a mourning fur.
Gray Furs Not Smart Now.
The gray furs, such as squirrel and
| chinchilla. have very little cali now. The
| former has Almost disappeared from the
| list of pelts, but the more expensive chin
| chilla will, of course, be used by those
who have them, for handsome furs, nc
matter of what color, are always in good
| caste.
| AS to models for fur coats the short
| semi-loose styles made up from PERSIAN
lamb, mink, and black pony skins-coior-
| ed pony skins are no longer fashionab bic
will be much worn. their distinguishing
| feature being the large handsome jeweed
larless on the shorter, smoother furs, al
| lowing scarf to be worn. Mink coats
| are usually finished with a shawl collar.
Sleeves are full length and in coat shape
without any trimming at the wrist.
A few blouseS in fur are seen, and these
are brought into the waist line with ex
| tremely handsome belts, either kid decor
ated or jeweled girdles.
The neck pieces show large variety O.
shapes, and all seem to be equally fash
| ionable. The throw scarf is still in de
mand, and the suspender effect carried
out with two entire bodies including
| heads and tails, is one of the newes
| models Tiny cravats of mink and er
mine are fascinating little accessories t,
| a tailored suit and the cape effect will
| rippled back and long stole ends is an in
novation designed for elderly women, VIII,
| like something handsome, yet not fluffy il
furs.
Stock Scarfs Have Two Tabs
The stock scarfs end in double tab
instead of single ones as last years pat
terms. and the only change apparent il
the throw scarfs is that they are shorte
| than the 19O6-19O7 varieties.
Shawl scarfs in dyed fox and raccool
ar. finished with tails on the ends, larg
heads doing the same duty on the sus
pender-like neck piece.
Shapes in muffs are as varied as thos
In scarfs. There is the plain, fiat PILLOW
shape, the modified round and the muf
thai can be opened out and used for ial
robe if desired. Then there are modifica
lions of ali three styles.
A very nice muff in brown fox Is mad
from two bodies lying side by side, head
and tails in natural position. This fu
so arranged falls over a muff bed 0
shirred satin, the heads in the front an
the tails in the back.
This will cost SO and a neck piece t
match will be about the same price. An
other style muff is made from one ski
opened fiat. head, tail and claws being re
placed in their original position, then ar
ranged to fall over a muff bed. This
too, is marked at S25. Plain fiat or tn
modified round shapes may be bought TO
S15 upward, In racccon, dyed fox or SOUR
rel.
Muffs Of Persian Lamb.
Persian lamb muffs usually take thi
shape and are priced from $23 upward
the throw tie forming the set costin
about the same.
Mink muffs are fat and long and ar
formed by sewing the little bodies of tn
animals side by side. Sometimes roy
of tails fringes the lower edge. others ar
decorated with heads OH the front of tn
muff. The cheapest In mink will be abou
$40 and beautiful sCarfs to match will cos
about SIS. -'-----.
Black lynx Is a fur that wears well, bu
is not as generally becoming as the brow
furs Handsome muffs of this fur wi
bring $50 and a lovely shawl collar I
match, So. Stocks in dyed squirrel. JAP
anese mink and Alaska sable are SO each
Persian lamb in the same style will cos
SIS
The smartest thing III long coats Is
forty four inch back pony skin, with CO.
lar OF black lynx or Persian lamb
A Tale Of a "Tiger."