Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-06

mine, with broad turnover collars OF
zibeline, are the most popular furs
worn by fashionable women, who,
moreover. indulge in magnificent man.
ties of tailless ermine, hemmed and
ornamented with seal or sable. Lab.
rador lynx and other furs are made up
into muffs and toquets while the ultra
smart and stylish broadtail coats, hem.
med and trimmed with sable, skunk
or chinchilla, according to the taste OF
the wearer, are the last words of dis
| tinguished fashion.
| Russian pony coats are worn with
collars of doeskin embroidered with
silver and large tortise-shelr buttons.
For dirty weather these paletots de
poulain Russo are certainly most use
full If not supremely elegant. Count.
less broad scarfs are seen, invariably
bordered with fur of a contrasting
color, not the least attractive being
those OF the soft grey moleskin lined
with satin to match, and boardered
with sealskin or baby bear, accompani-
ed by voluminous muffs to match.
The new style mantles of mante-
aux are extremely fashionable just
now. These mantles entirely cover
the dress, and have taken the place
of the tailor costume for all dressy
occasions. 1t is not to be inferred that
the practical skirts in velvet or ratine
are no longer worn by the woman or
girl who walks, but for elegant pur-
poses it must be admitted that the
mantle has taken precedence and
thrown every other kind OF toilet
into the shade. For this reason lies
petites robes" are so much In demand.
Women require number of these
little dresses" to vary the effect, as
their mantles are either laid aside or
left open at the fashionable tea meet
ings. These little dresses worn with
the velvet or fur mantle, are so much
prettier than the blouse and skirt
that have formed the home dress OF
women in the civilized world in the
last ten years.
Everywhere, on gowns and coats and
evening wraps ard separate blouses
and negllgees the sailor collar is prev
client. 1t Is the one new touch in
neck wear this season. AS rule ii
is of generous proportions, sometimes
reaching almost to the waist, and 1t
may be of any color of fabric, More
over. it may or may not match the rest
of the costume. The sailor collar
effect may, of course. be only an ap-
parent one. In this case the collar
is only stitched square applied on the
blouse, and Is used chiefly because
1t gives an appearance of height.
Fur millinery of every sort and
kind Is enjoying a wonderful popular
ity this season. and worn with stoles
and muffs to match, these hats In
skunk and in fox, in ermine and in
grey squirrel, have proved themselves
equally comfortable and becoming.
The furriers seem to have discovered
some means, too. of making this kind
of headgear comparatively light in
weight, great improvement on the
state of things which prevailed only
year ago, when to wear a fur hat
usually meant severe headache for
the wearer. Fortunately this is no
Ronger the case, for one can procure
nowadays soft caps In ermine and in
moleshn, as well as quite large toques
in fox furs, which are as light as a
feather and cozily warm into the bar.
gain They are so softly mounted
too, that they can be folded and
draped to the shape OF the head, al.
most as easily as If they were made OF
velvet and in this way a deft touch
here and there may make all the diff.
ference between final effect which
is chic and striking, or merely com.
monplace Contrasts OF brilliant color
are sometimes introduced very sue.
cessfully on these fur toques, in the
shape OF bunch OF bright purple
violets perhaps, or an emerald green
ostrich feather on a grey squirrel cap
. or large flower in orange velvet on
moleskin back ground.