Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-12

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Special Correspondence Of The Star.
PARIS. November /, 1910.
wv TH winter coming on fast. the
w question OF peltry is naturally the
question of the hour 1t is not
easy to predict what the future Of fur
may be, but one thing is certain-peltry
increases in value every year; therefore
one should buy it with care and discern
ment. Furs are like diamonds they can
not be bought lightly. Perfection in all
things is the desire of the true artist. The
main thing is to follow the seasons fash
ions. The present day mondaine. although
content to clothe herself in the very mar
rowest and tightest of dress skirts, seems
inclined to go to opposite extremes where
furs are concerned. She envelops her
person in wraps of the amplest and most
voluminous description even though for
the time being the much-sought- after slen-
der silhouette is altogether obscured
Such a long. ample coat Of musduas h
seal. with artistic buttons set with tur-
quoiseS. and small revers of seal, Is gar
ment fit for any occasion. 1t is so correct
in style that princess might wear it.
and. above all, 1t is 'young-looking
coat. despite the unbroken richness and
severity of it's lines. This is the triumph
of lie luxe secret, SO rare in the present
day of garish gold bags and jeweled chat
elaines. MusQuash seal is light, which Is
a great point in it's favor. and for the
same reason it can be made to follow the
Sinuous lines of the figure.
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|, This season it is worth while to note
| the wide variety of furs, and the colors
that are the most used, and the smart
| est The martens in reddish brown are
selected, as we'll as gray-white martens,
and the darkest Of deep browns, which
| trim sealskn and black velvet beautiful
| ly. Other fashionable pelts are the fox
skins in black and in coiors, as well as in
pure white; the different grades of chin
chilla. seal. mink and American and Rus
sian sables and Persian lamb with It's
| beautiful. sleek, glossy blackness Is gen.
| orally becoming, and 1t is most prac-
| teal fur to invest in. 1t Is one of the
leading favorites, sharing it's popularity
! with chnchilla, though of course moth
| ing rivals regal and costly sable and err
mine, which last retains its hold for an
| other season for coats and hats; whlle
| the tail-trimmed variety has taken on
entirely new features. the white pelt be.
| ing sewed in narrow flutes instead or
! showing it's old fiat surface.
| Fur is now worked to the suppleness OF
| chiffon. and even the little sable heads
are left limp and soft Little French
| touches appear in the apparent careless
| disposal Of some lovely, fragile chinchilla
sets tdoubly priced for their perishaoie
propensities), on a drapery of mauve vel
vet making just the right background to
| throw. out the loneliness of the skins. and
! a large blush-pink rose on chinchilla
jacket family suggests the pretty rose
| bud in the garden of girls in which such
| a jacket would look it's best.
It would seem that the soft and cling
| ing scarfs of this summer have inspired
our furriers in the creation of new
| stoles, and at one OF our foremost iur
| stores on the Avenue de fOpera. the
| writer was yesterday shown the dawn of
| a shawl in the guise of lovely ermine
wrap. destined to be draped around the
| shoulders with one end thrown over the
back in a very graceful manner CHM
| chilla, white fox and ermine remain the
dress furs. Beautiful stoles and shoulder
| scarfs, with muffs to match, are being
| displayed, some Of them finished on with
| giant bows of sapphire blue velvet drawn
| through large jet buckns. There are also
some very smart-looking large NUNS OF
| black satin and black velvet, upon which
both sable and Persian lamb are used as
! partial drapery. In some cases the vel
vet OF satin is overdraped fatty with a
| dark gold or bronze transparency over
gauze, the same gauze being also twisted
into rose garnitures. This style makes
a pleasing variety for those who love
change. besides which, this novel effect
enriches costume greatly.
The same idea is followed by choosing
white silvery GAUGES and gray ones for
the trimming of ernine and chinchilla.
Fur also enters into some Of the winter
| millinery. very pronounced example be-
ing a snow white velvet-fnished felt hat,
the large, low crown being covered with
white fox and a. scarf bandeau of the
| same enriching the crown, a single tall
! and paws being included for ornament.
One Of the loveliest hats brought to the
writer's notice recently was Vigee
Lebrun,'' combination of velvet, fur and
| flowers. The shape Is straight brimmed,
medium in size, with a rolling curve on
the left side. In color it Is q very soft,
| dark, moss green. Around the crown
| runs a strip of skunk fur about two
inches wide. and at the front are posed
| exquisite pink roses. Two or three of
| these rise in a spray toward the left. the
! others being clustered carelessly at their
| base.
Muffs, like hats. are more Toluminous
each year. This winter they are enormous
and either fiat in shape-this being, per-
haps. the prettiest-er round, of the Louis
XVI type immortalized in the famous
portrait Of Nine. Vigee Lebrun, which
| hangs in Sale XI of the Louvre CALLER es
This reminds one that an excellent method
for bringing muffs that are old-fashioned
| and worn at the edges into up-to-date
form. and of hiding the rubbed places. is
| to use velvet pleating in any fancy shade
to trim the openings. This tr mining is
now so fashionable. that it does not pro-
| claim itself as a renovating trick.
| The little fur cravats, and short neck
| scarfs that have been in vogue in the
past year or two also lend themselves
| spIendidly to new ideas. All that is neces-
! sary to make them fash enable is to add
an upright ruching on the top edge For
| constant use, let this be Of pleated louisine
| or thin satin ribbon. Two rows are enough
| For afternoon wear fur is lovely with a
nlia nfifC of black and white fule rNchinR