The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
Women Have MuffS in Paris
to Carry Their Lap Dogs
Black Velvet Gowns Trimmed With Astrakhan
Are Worn With Immense Fur Toques
By La Voyageuse
Especial Correspondents to The CALI

lDpeclaA correspondence 10 Inc Salil
PARIS, Nov. 14.-It looks now as
though the recent unusual weather had
really come to end. We Thought so the
week before last. but again the sun
shone with almost summerlike brill
liancy, and the only winter garments
seen We're the huge fur toques, or
those of velvet trimmed with fur. A
change set in early this week, however.
and the wind blew from the north with
cutting blasts.
Long fur coats of marvellous beauty.
huge muffs and stoleS made their ap-
pearance. Sable. sealskin and chin
chilla made up with their own beauty
as ornament, the same furs in COM
bination with others, and lace or vel
vet meet the eye in bewildering va
riety and charm. The muffs are enor-
nous affairs, quite large enough to
contain the popular Tap dog, which has
returned to favor, together with many
other features Of the picturesque eigh-
teenth century.
The trade in these tiny pampered
pets seems confined to Paris and Lon
don. Perhaps the fashion has not yet
struck the busy new world, but a
trade it certainly is over here, what
with the buying and selling, to say
nothing of the costuming and articles
sold for their toilette. One cunning lit
tie trunk exhibited recently contained
coats. rubbers and collars, goggles. Tor
dogs taken in automobiles, likewise
t,coCs for the same sport combs,
erusaes (even toothbrush), soap,
scissors for manicuring and all the
otFer appliances for a smart canine's
toilette.
To return to furs. I saw a lovely
cloak Of white baby lamb the other
day trimmed with black lynx fur.
striking and original combination Ihe
thought struck me what an exquisite
costume a white cloth dress trimmed
with this white fur would be sug-
gestive of youth, and with a toque,
muf and stole it would make an ideal
snow maiden of some pretty young
girl
A magnificent long and wide scarf
Of sable had a large muh to match,
as accomplishments to dark red VeiVet
costume.
A black velvet dress (they are abso-
luteIv a craze here now was trimmed
with astrakhan, the revers of the halI
long cloak heavily braided in nat SIX
braid. which when thrown open showed
a vest of blue-peacock blue-ottoman
embroidered in gold. An immense
tooue of the astrakhan set closely 10 elle
head and had two beautiful uncurIeo
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TO the side.
stole. or rather scarf, very long,
exhibited recently, and very warm
looking. was of heavy ottoman empire
green silk, long bands of skunk De,
ing placed at intervals lengthwise ana
Joining the borders. The enormous
f4ar muff 10 match was most effective.
With the present style OF dress the
inportance of the corset grows day py
dav A toilette from the smartest
dress maker of the Rue de Ia PAX pro
duces no effect If worn over other than
the most perfectly fitting underwear
while on the corset depend the line
and outline of the figure
In the last few months corsets nave
undergone a most decided change
lengthening the figure tremendously
and entirely suppressing the hips.
Loose fitting to a degree are the coats
and redingotes, but still underneath
must exist the long lines to carry
off this very looseness, otherwise one
resembles a sack of -four.
The craze for braiding continues and
l-;DdS Of materials. velvet,