Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-18
FURS ALWAYS IN GOOD TASTE
Worn by the Savage as Well as the
Leaders of Fashion.
OMAHA AS A CENTER OF FURs
styles Change In Furs, Just as in
Other ThinEs--Some Furs Are
Now Becoming More
SeaFPP.

Furs to the furrier are a topic to be
handled only with the utmost respect
The woman who looks upon furs as mere
accessories to the effective costuming, and
who heods fashions whims and blends ,fiirs
and chiffon, f,irs and satin and furs and
velvet, even, can persuade the fnrrier to
obey her orders but-she cannot get him
to admire this combining of the fur, tho
wonderful silk, lasting fur with the
ephemeral materials.
"Oh, yes" he answers, I'VE do make up
the furs with satinB, when our customers
ask us TO. But that isn't furrier's
task; that belongs TO millinery. And when
We do make up these goods we tell our
patrons that we are making something for
them which will be good only for sea-
son, will not endure. 1t is an unnatural
union. Fur lasts year in and syear out.
and satin and velvet? Ugh you know.
their life is short and before they are
indeed worn, they have lost their freshness
and look shabby. 1t is a messalliance."
This gives you a clue which leads TO
the furrier's enthusiasm for his business.
Like all good workmen. the furrier wor-
ships at the shrine of quality lie re-
verses the real fur. admires each for it's
own qualities and only endures the imita-
lions, and Tesents fashions way OF often
substituting fads for values
Omaha Wen Supplied.
talk with one of Omaha's fur experts
and let us pause here TO record that Omaha
is wonderfully well supplied with expert
turriers, exceptional fur values and also
fur appreciators-reavels much interesting
fur lore.
The limitations of the furs are numerous.
oven OF those furs known by name at
least and admired by all And in furs We
have illustrated quite as wildly as in
other articles the fact that We admire by
reflection. that is, reading that sable is a
most beautiful and expensive fur" We
Immediately know that We admire sable.
though We possibly would not know the
fur II We met It coiled about nelghbor's
neck, or encasing her lightly gloved hands.
Seal has its numerous "semblances" In fur
and some OF these only an expert can
distinguish from the real. But to leave.
for the time being this vexed question of
the imitation and it's value, It will be in.
teresung possibly. to consider what the
popular furs are, from what countries they
come, and what needs they meet.
The popular fur for coats. possibly the
most popular nowadays is In the Rus
sian pony. This is a comparatively recent
popularity for six years ago the fur was
but little known, or used. France dis
covered the possibility OF the small ponies
the smallest in the world, which are ma
tive 20 siberia, and used there for domes-
tic purposes. The natural color OF the
pony's coat is brown and light tan and
sometimes natural color is used Usually.
however the skin is dyed black France
Is the country I'm which the dyeing is done
The coats, which are OF varying beauty.
Just as in other furs, vary also in price
from 50 to Sl75. The fur is also used for
muffs, and neck pieces, and the set price
varies from $40 20 so The skin in its
finest quality is soft and silky and pliable
and rivals In beauty the more expensive
and rarely used broRdtan.
Finest Furs Are soft.
Right here Il should be mentioned. the
furrier informs the inquirer that the finest
furs are always soft and silky haired
pliable and soft. Fine quality means liter
ally fine. Time was when these natural
characteristics OF the furs were not used
TO the best advantage. The coats were
stiffened with Innings; the muffs padded
or stuffed so that the effect was stiff
Fev- however, every effort Is made to en-