New-York tribune., 1911-10-15
gEASTING UPON ART
, Morning Among Nee FlTs
(mourts TO Nothing Less.

.-,ine srnonS furs az one Of the fore
,...~i.r's is like an afternoon among
ros' a, one Of the Fifth avenue art
u.ries one experiences the same intoNi-
Hn' allowed hv the same physical IA
,,tenlant upor the expression Of too
s,,perlativss ON coming away there
NC ~ having feasted upon quite ss
,ns+ ts art not only in the collection
s.,s so rare and lovely that they are
.sslves oblets dart. but iu the mat
= nsrdrrr. whereby garments Of fur
4..ls as lovely in their lines as satin
.,s sinon ball gowns.
o..,p-ies Of grace and beauty, never be
=. 4Aought possible TO fur have been de-
N high degree in some Of the
-s,-nf f,iu length evening coats. For
fur coat was q FUR coat and. aside
- ,ha ouaHtv Of fur employed, one seal
.-,s,t differed from another As a aS
3. -,essvre diTcred from a o. AM not
..ss--viss And 81 II were seal OF sable no
-, c,lld BE- asked OF a. II was expected
y ~ fairly clumsy and bulky and heavy.
.r..i, highly prized--proudly paraded. Now
-, garments arc alike each one IS
..,..,,,b bv itself of an that goes FOR mod
,-.-s.s and ughtness. Unfortunately for
-. NJ their admirers. they are as expen-
~. rs queens ransom, and they GER
,,irly show &c.
-,-sc of these coats were done in moirt
.,.rsktan an OF them ful length and lined
-t,b +be most beautiful crepe meteore IN
..-,or. shade, The dr,t had a panel back
- 'front.' edaed with deep silk fringe. AMI
.,sre was O. deep. pointed collar with tas-
..nad end. The second wore its panels az the
ssss and had q sailor cellar. also hung with
,,rgs The lines Of both Of these coats
-sr. lorc and straight. uninterrupted by
a., mint of vaistline. But the third had an
rr,5re back the waist line marked 10y the
r.. -,,fHe effect that came IN last yea-
,,5 ha, been so much liked for slim figures.
-bs,. was a rIsin sailor collar which con-
.-,s-.5 strongly with the long. black coat
,,- II was plain white ermine with al the
p,,,e nils hanging down in a row across
,Ns bottom edge. making dark-upped
s-rrs The sleeves were gathered IN ~ the
wis snd confined by q band Of ernine
..gss with heavy black silk braid. Beneath
tsis cuf the last two inches Of sleeve es-
and again. 70 repeat az the bands the lit
,s me Of the waist line. These little
touches gave TO- an air Of auaint7ess. though
M, dstracting from an air CT extreme
rnofkhness
Tbs winter. as always. errine is the fur
-s-fxcellencc for evening wear This has
slusvs been a rule as iron clad as black
sofhes for men. But now as II this were
onc Lenten season redOlent Of Tenuncia-
-on. ore sees much offering up Of charac-
.s-istic vanities. And even as men are she'd
rnC their sn0uiders. so does the ermine
roG. .t. TAIL So this winter it is a pure
rhiie ermiue. for. according TO le derniere
hi Do Paris. all tails must be removed.
Bat these little black appendages are not
ntirely cast out They are collected and
1ed and put on again IN rows along the
DE and up the sides Of things as fringe.
nsnng the most striking and appro-
-aie trimming possible, besides making
10 whiteness all the more impressive by
mcentrating the darks
There was one specially glorious garment
al length. entirely white except its trim
ring Of fringe II was so soft and rich
md rlinclng. its wearer looked like some
au,fuI large cat slim and sleek and
rscefu. the winner Of a 0rst prize at
st show Several winters ago this gar
1snt would have been large and clumsy
15 would have made it's wearer look as
s0ierous as a polar bear.
One reason why a white coat IKE this,
which although a very large mass Of white
ipes looking like the side of a house is
1s' the monotony Of plain white field is
toseu mp by yersing the skins. All along
no bottom from three 70 six skins deep
tsv form "a horizontal border, and. contir-
ing ru tho front. form long vertical strips
1t wIc~s upright lines are most effective
This treatment is employed m d great
vnetv Of flrs and makes a very good de-