Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-08

the edges of the fur are but slightly gath
cred into the timing. one might almost
turn the new mufs inside out. loose
and big they are
With this smart autumn costume of
prune sicilienne and mink is worn a very
modish turban. the brim OF black satin
turning sharply up against the prune
velvet crown and the sole trimming be-
ing heron cabuchon poised high on the
left side.
Sealskn is once more the prince of
peltS This fur L. rather dignihed and
impressive in character and is usually
considered more suited to the matron
/ mature woman than the very young girl:
but this year even the debutantes will
wear sealskin. and The fresher and fairer
the face the more does the dusky. veivety
sealskin set off it's beauty.
! The sealskin pelerine and nuff pictured
might have walked straight out of an
old oil painting. so quaint Is the style OF
the garments. Tho relcrnc IL really
very deep cape which hangs quite IL the
waist line in the back and has long
pointed. stole-Iike ends in front. The big
muff has a hanging loop of the scalskin
! which adds To its size. and altogether as
much of the expensive pclt is used in
scarf and muff would be necessary
! to make a goOd-siZed hip-lenGth coat \
hand of skunk. which is much used in
combination with seal. trims the fur cape
! and runs down the inner edge of each
! stole end.
The. turban worn with this fur set is of
skunk with a crushed pasha crown of
cloth Of gold and a big maharajah orna-
ment of antique gold at one side. If there
! is fur on the costume, bit of IL usually
appears on the turban, and many are
J the changes rung by the milliners on the
! fir and feathers. fur and velvet, fur and
chiffon and other fur combina.iohs.
The woman who possesses the least
| H.
| ter. for the vogue of this beautiful white
pelt bids fair to be extraordinary. Err
mine. Of course. lis only for very cere-
| monious wear and the white ermine wrap
is in good taste only over frock Of
! light color and rich texture Often err
mine may be combined with rabbit pelt,
which is much like the ermine In texture,
excepting, of course, that the ermine has
a finer, softer. more velvety surface than
| his humble cousin, the white rabbit.
Endless are the ermine-trimmed scarfs
for evening wear One sees ermine set
in long strips with white ostrich feather
strips betWeen-a most lovely combina-
! ton and most expensive one, be II
added-in strips alternating with martin
and in strips sewed on chiffon. A very
smart black chiffon scarf and muff. seen
| the other evening Al the Plaza, had
broad border of black satin, and both
scarf and muff were entirely lined with
soft white ermne of the tailless variety
which is so much liked by the French
furriers.
| OF course these fur and fabric scarfs
are as soft rags and may be twisted
around the neck, draped over the Shout
ders or over ones arm readily
chiffon veil. The liberty satin or chiffon
| forming the body of the scarf is often I'M
lined, the fur border or stripping giving
sufficient body to make the scarf man.
ageable and give 1t warm, luxurious
look. An ermine wrap and muff in con-
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costumes of the theater or restaurant
type, is illustrated. The main portion Of
the wrap Is made of the tailless ermine;
collar sleeve trimming and muff having
the little black tails which most people
usually associate with ermine. Beneath
! these tails, over the arm is a fall of
white chiffon and the muff is lined with
layers of chiffon over satin, making it as
it's size A scarf of pale gray satin falls
| at the front of the wrap and the girdle,
which holds the back and front panels at
the waist. is of the gray satin with big
buttons of cut steel.
All the smart summer frocks have had
fetching collars and turned back cuffs Of
white lace or linen, and now little tea
| frocks of dark velvet and satin are ap-
pearing with broad cuffs of white ermine
and scarfs or small collars to match.
Another fur fad is the scarf matching the
fur ''hobble band the skirt, and SO
| great Is the present craze for these hObble
bands at the ankles that yards and yards
of fur are being bought for this purpose
alone.
| Chnchila is so perishabe and so ex-
| pensive that few women care to invest in
it for everyday wear. but the chinchilla
wrap for occasional use lis most beautiful
Such wrap is the one pictured today,
| the chinchilla in this instance being COM
A novel ornamentation is the trimming
| Of fur balls. which hang from the wrap
on silk cords. each cord passing through
several little puff balls of the chiffon be-
fore it reaches the big tassel of fur. The
muff matching this wrap is most beauti-