Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-26

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Beauty's form bursts out Of il all enort.
less. like Venus emerging from the wavcsi
Yes. say. Sl.o,H: but next year they may
be either Cheaper--or, dearer'
Mrs. John Narkle OF Philadelphia was
The first TO take one To America. together
with black sables for which the kleins
secured the whole Paris market.
You Americans are the true amateurs
OF the dark sabies which the Russians
only fancied previously. she said. The
French won't pay double prices for them,
all the more because they dread the vulgar
will mistake them for some cheaper fut.
The French recognize sable by its lighter
tints--;,nd troflt ny the corresponding
cheapness. Mrs More Robinson of Phila-
delph;a IS another rich American VIII"
scoure7 the market for dark sables and
we made black fox stole for her that
cannot he reproduced this year Only ter
black fox skins came upon the Londor
market up To November.
She showed me chinchilla and sable
coats down To the feet for Mrs. Erwin al
San Francisco and Mrs Pope OF the same
golden city; and another S4.Np sable
wrap belonging - Mrs. Spreckels Mime
Klein. seated 10 the right, wears II I'm the
photograph. The peculiar beauty of these
SarnentS-the 'oppositionS' OF cut skins
in squares and ruryeS-was. in truth
learned from the Chinese. After the loo'
Of Peking quantities of sahles sewed ir
patterns came upon the European market.
1t gave the idea TO the dressmakers Fur
riers called it vandalism to make patterns
unknown To nature They could not see
further than their noses.
Baby bear is another novelty, SAID
madame. Color dark chestnut. finer thar
skunk. very smart for trimmings. stoles
muffs yes-and hats. Fur toQues had
short month: they have gone out already
but great hats of fur. YES. Baby bear lie
not very dear yet; for $l60 you can have
a stole and muff. But next year and ir
years 20 come We'll have to use new furs
of this description. For example. the rea
silver fox is getting out of price. Stole;
and muffs run from 81 600 to 5000 and
even $4,000 for the real black fox.
Immensely rich women. it seems. make
cuffs and skirt bottoms of silver fox; bu'
il is shame to cut such skins.
''All for the rich.' I scolded. Has
Paris nothing for the interesting class Of
pretty women of small means?"
American rats she answered gayiy
Tell them not to put their faith in seal
skins made of rabbit pelts, called Belgian
seal: il has no wear. The imitation
almost good as the real is made by sew
ing ratskins into bands yard long anf
a foot wide Thus they pass through
machine that shaves and tears out the
stiff hairs--as with real seal. Both furs
are dyed but while the skin Of the true
article remains white, that of the rat
product. being dyed hot. almost cooked
"A difference that does not show
said
It's Hudson seal splendid imitation"
affirmed madame. Where a long jacket
of the real costs say. $500, the same thing
i'm Hudson can be made up in the same
swell model for $50.
And in Belgian seal?' ! asked.
For $50: but as the smarter houses do
not handle that rabbit product, its MAX
ing up by. secondary Paris dressmakers
ought to bring its price down to. say
$40: and the garment won't be so bad.
after ali-provided that the customer has
taste to know when II is right.
And her fox stole-how can the poor
girl get it,
She can make all the effect of silver
fox between 5000 and 5000 by employing
Sitka fox dyed nearly black. with whit e
hairs artfully stuck in. for SO" laughed
the kindly oracle. The department stores
sell them down to $50.
And ermine? Every Paris shop girl has
her ermine scarf. cravat. or collar"
..E.rminette,' said madame rising to
show that my hour was ended. 1T 3
shaved rabbt-and the little tails are
initiated from thin slices of squirrels ears.
A magnificent stole OF real ermine costs
500. The same in erminette costs $50.
.'Scarfs and cravatS. 81 each. in the
department stores! l said.
They're worth it, gurgled the oracle.
"Why should not poor girls have nice
things, too? STERLING HElLlo.