Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-11

or silk mousseline or net are often used for
finishing the top of the collar, through
brown net matching the darkest tone of
the fur may be used in place of the gold
or with the latter.
A collar much admired in one imported
collection was Of a deep gold yellow velvet
slightly folded and edged at top and bottom
by narrow bands of dark mink. A frill
of doubled brown net and an inner frill OF
cream net bordered by the narrowest pos
slble line Of gold lace, ran round the top
of the collar and were fully three inches
deep in the back, though much narrower
under the chin; the collar fastened at the
left front with a big soft chou of brown
net having a tiny fur head in its center
and several pendant tails.
In the same collection were some excel
lent models in chinchilla and silver with or
without added notes of color. The all
gray and silver arrangement Is charming
with hat and muff to match, and here we
come to the opening for extravaganza,
which the fashion makers may be trusted
to provide in connection with any fad en-
failing moderate expenditure.
The little fur collar, even the copy Of
the most fetching French model, may be
within the reach Of those women whose
dress allowance is modest, but when one
comes to the hats and muffs en- suite
there's the financial rub.
Luckily one may wear the collar without
the more costly accomplishments, and, in
deed, If one knows of a clever little mil
liner whose prices have not yet scared
skyward one may achieve a lot to match
the collar without plunging into wild ex-
travagance, but the prices of the imported
sets are certainly appalling.
Here are sketches Of three collar, hat
and muff sets, but there are scores as
pretty, and, indeed, many handsomer,
which are not readily reproduced in a
sketch, and all lose much of their charm
in the bald black and white.
The neck furs in these three sketches are
OF types different from the collars OF
which mention has been made and of which
we will furnish sketches at a later day.
With the large sable trimming hat went
one OF the soft wide fur collars too hand
some TO be insulted by cutting and trim
ming and the huge flat muff was formed
OF entire pelts laid crosswise, with the
heads at one side and the tails at the
other, one of the new ideas Of the fur
season.
The hat itself was a lovely model in q
creamy pink felt faced with brown velvet
repeating the tone OF the fur. A beastie
was drawn around the big low crown, and
two immense velvet roses in shaded pinks
trimmed the left front.
A hat and n~eckpiece set greatly liked and
brought over in various colorings by sew
eral Of our most exclusive importers has
an odd military looking cap Of the fur with
a full crown Of soft silk running to q
point which falls over the side in hussal
fashion, the end Of the point weighted by
a tassei. The neekpiece is a softly drapeC
shawllike arrangement of the silk Dor
dered by the fur and finished with heav!
tassels.
This set has great possibilities for youth
full weaTers and though the particula
, model from which our sketch was mad
was in sober gray and black, It had al
ready been copied several times in gave
coloTing.
Sets OF velve without fur trimming ar
shown in some very picturesque shapes
r the various versions Of the Charlotte Cor
) day bonnet lending it's self especially wei
to such uses, in combination with a fuI
/ ruche and big frilled muff on the order Q
, the models in the sketch.