Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-02

TEVER was Paris so enthus-
nj iastic over furs, and fur
trimmings, and American
furriers are already dis
playinq the new coats and small
furs," as muffs and neckpieces are
called, in all the familiar pelts as well
as in some new skins which are just
making their bow to Dame Fashion.
Women are discovering the value
of these wonderful enhancers Of cos
tune and of beauty, and fur coats and
fur sets figure largely in the plans for
the fashionable Winter wardrobe.
Experience has taught womenkind to
buy good furs-the sort that will
keep their luster and beauty through
more than one season; for there is
nothing so hopelessly shabby as a
shabby set of furs. Worn shoes are
not a circumstance to worn furs; and
better far an inexpensive fur muff
and neckpiece, smart in shape and
fresh in quality than a once hand
some fur set matted with time and
showing unpleasant NANCY looking
bare spots along the edges.
Clever women, who have discov-
cred their own particular fur-the fur
that brings out the colors of eyes,
hair aid skin to perfection, and that
flatters both complexion and figure
lines as only the right fur can-stick
to this fur season after season; buy
ing a new garment when necessary
and utilizing the half-worn fur in
trimmings. These fur trimmings
promise to be extravagently fashion
able this Winter. They give an air
OF luxury to the simplest costume and
when applied on velvet, they are es-
recially beautiful and appropriate
Fortunately, the skirts are now Sc
narrow that very little of the fur will
go a long way, and a discarded mufi
and boa will nearly trim a whole cos
tune.
Great care should be exercised in
buying furs By clever processes OF
dyeing, commonplace and inferior
skins are made to resmble fine pelts
but the life of such furs is brief and
If the skin, often made up of little
scraps saved from the edges of larg,
fur garments, does not soon pull
apart, the hairs wear off and the color
becomes dead and lusterless. Only
first class furrieTs, on whose wore
one can rely, should be patronized
for in furs more than anything else
the ordinary purchaser must blindly
trust to the dealer At any rate, ar
investment which represents as sub
stantial a sum as a handsome set o
furs or fur coat should not be made
without some thought and delibera
ton, and one scarcely expects t.
pick up" in a mornings shopping
trip, the furs which are intended t.
do duty for two winters at least.
As a general rule a good set of fur
should last through two seasons very
satisfactorily-and perhaps we'll int
a third, il sent during the Summe
months TO be refined and repaired il
the worn places, and perhaps TO hav
the shape altered trife.
This matter of shape is anothe
thing that has great significance il
furs-almost as much significance a
the quality of the pelt. This year
shapes differ very little from las
years; except that the neckpieces ar,
even larger and the muffs rounde
and more barrel-like. A hundre,
years ago the bigger the muff, tn
more modish the lady, and il seem
we are getting back to this idea
Nowadays, also, the bigger the muf1
the more wealthy the lady, for tn
huge round affairs do take a deal o
fur, and very often two handsom
peits are combined; like seal with sa
bic or skunk, or broadtail with min
or chinchilla. The new grand
mother" muff is anywhere from thre
quarters of yard to a yard long an
the lining conceals a number of han
dy little pockets in which may b
slowed away miladi's purse, vanit
outfit, eardcase and half a doze
other tribes.
Not all women will carry the hug
grandmother muffs, however, fo
many women insist upon clinging t
the semi fat round muff which IS S
easily carried, end which may
tucked under the arm when one want
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