Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-08
White Fox Collar.
Photo. by Reutlinger.

UHS play an all important part III tne
modern winter outfit and are. in truth,
considered quite indispensable from
the standpoint of fashion as well as COM
fort. So many and SO varied are the furs
that even the best informed furrier is some
times at loss to tell the name of the ami
NAL whose skin he is so strongly recon-
mendng as the very latest style. The in
consistencies of fashion are also most ap-
parent in the furs that are to be worn this
winter, and apparently the only solution
of the many vexed problems in regard toI
them is to be utterly reckless as TO cost
and to provide ones self with a different
set for every costume.
Muffs are enorr- 3 and often measure
in width more than the front of the gown
with which they are carried, but they are
not so heavy as might be supposed as by
SON -1ost ma cvellous workmanship all un-
necessary weight seems to have been mi
mated There is none of the Noavy cotton
lining of O. ,en time, but thc st, light
est, warmest and, incidentally, the most
expensive of Innings are used. Lining
sable muff with ermine is by no means
ueY idea, but it is immensely popular this
season, as is also any sc-t of fur lining not
black.
Every effort is made in everything in
' Il fur is employed to have the mark
i and beauty of the skins show to the
best advantage. In muff, stole or coat OF
sable, mink or chinchilla the full length OF
the skin is to be noted Merely the heads,
tails and legs of the animals are lacking,
and when several skins are required to give
the desired length they are most marvel
lously joined together, so that the same
markings correspond and stand out dis
tinctly. II, muffs show this style, al
though the heads and tails are not removed,
as in the stoles, capes and costs. The Or
der concerning them is not so absolute.
The largest picture muifs are not so
adorned. The medium sized muffs are quite
as lavishly trimmed as ever with heads
paws and tails Ermine tails are most
recklessly employed-recklessly as regards
number and expense, for they are used
very much as are tassels or fancy buttons
by the gross.
MAGNIFICENT WRAPS OF SABLE.
Most costly, effective and becoming are
the stoles. coats and wraps of sable. The
former are of chiffon in which the skins
are laid the full length. The ends are I'M
ished by skins put across, not one Oh eop
of the other, but in such manner lhae
again the beauty of the fur is shown TO the
best possible advantage. When addl-
tional warmth is required there is lining
of some other kind of fur. This Is per-
mitted to be of less costly descrptloh'
and the squirrel and cony are in great de-
mand when ermine is thought to be TOO
extensive. These stoles are all longer and
wider than fashion decreed for last winter,
and are so soft that they can be drawn up
over the shoulders if so desired, or can be
worn hanging down from the shoulders III
much the same lines as the various de-
scriptions of scarfs that are so immense
ly popular at the moment. In fact' they
are much more on the scarf than the stole
order.
Tn contrast to the wide scarfs and
stoles are the small tight fitting stock col
lars or ruffs of fur just wide enough to go
around the neck and fasten at the side
under rosette and ends OF satin ribbon
Sable of all kinds-and be 1t remembered
there are many different kinds of sable
fox. chinchilla and ermine are all fash
lonable for this style of fur collar, but the
ermine is not to be rashly attempted oy
every one, as it is not a universally be-
coming fur and, in fact, often needs the
aid of black satin pleating or white lace
TO look smart. Almost without exception
the other furs look well, and the fashion
has much to recommend it as smart nm
ish for the new coats, in spite OF the hue
and cry that is raised by those prosaie
individuals, those health devotees, VINO
contend it is not healthful to wrap the
throat up so warmly.
The fashion that has found favor tor
many seasons, the two or more entire
skins worn with the necks of the animals
fastened together at the back and then
left TO fall straight in front, is still most
popular. When the pointed fox or any
sort of fox or lynx skins are made in this
model not only is the beauty of the skins
well displayed but there is a great deal
of warmth as WE'LL especially if the skin
is not lined with chiffon or satin bur is
doubled. With two fox skins If the ami
mails be Of goodly size. and with the muT