The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-30
FADS AND FASHIONS

ways been more or less popular FOR
winter wear. but while in former
Years only the practical side OF the
furs as warmth giving covering. was
considered, the vogue for the plctt1r-
es0ue is now strongly marked. Never
has there been greater variety N
models. combinations ard uses OF tUrS
than at the present time.
The new long coats. for example,
are made with rather full fronts.
gracefully draped around the tlGUrr
and held in plac. With KNOTS OF velvet
or satin ribbon l.iu,nes Tor the lCn-
coats are of satin yelled With chit
fun. or of richly hrocaded silks. u:1e,
having threads OF gold or silver run
ming through the design
Small heads and tails ~ fur al. .:"-
lnS used as motifs. under Nhlch The.
garment tastens. Wlde flchiikt >1o!.'S
are finding favor in ,ht eyes oi lash
ionab!c Women. Three reasons Nh.
they arr 50 popular are WarN.'h, i't'-
tumiNgNtSS and the fac' thai they can
", made Ut .tllrt AND llr CIV satin
edged with fur. The latrtr are made
Gl!i1c warm by AN inttrllnln@ If lamb :
wool
trlnine is extremely pnpular THIS
season and is used either alone or IN
combination with other tur> The ne"
titchew fur is greatly i'll Demand It
resembles the American skunk. hU; -
OF finer and softer texture, darker and
richer in CoiorinG Noieskln - com
ing TO the front again and seal Is al
Nays a good choice. though extremely
expensive. Muffs OF iur arr. made lart
u than ever. perfectly flat Ike phi
low, or with d curved end iuadr 10
throw over the hands.
One OF the most interes1!uG and pic
turesque features OF this winter > fash
ions are the Ions. wide and s,ralch'
fur scarfs which have found so much
favor among the supple texture. mole,
baby lamb, seal ermlne and Chinchilia
being first favOrlteS, and the long
haired furs are often introduced mere,
~ in bordering bands or III Il band
bordering one side OF the scarf. Vet
one Sees double-taced scartS, one fur
lined with another. which might be
expected to give rather to much bulk,
AS d matter Of fact they are less grace
tul and less easily adjusted than the
models in supple fur lined with satin.
velvet or chiffon
combinations OF fur are popular III
these scarfs, as throughout the whole
province OF furs. and ermine Is per
haps more used for relieving purposes
than any other fur, as 1t harmOniZes
Well with all the darker furs and is
easily worked. A wide scarf of soft
est satiny baby lamb bordered with
ermine is much liked and is in line
and white effects.
Another very stunning scarf in
breitschwanZ is lined with black vel.
vet and is bordered on one side only,
the upper side, which is worn next to
the face, by band of white fox head.
| ing a rather wide frill of black tulle
which falls over the black fur Of the
scarf. This model suggests develop
ment in many charming combinations
and colorines
Ermine is most often left unadOrnet.
except by fringe of its own tails. 1t
may be mentioned here that ermine is
, little used now as it once was, with
the little black eyelashes introduced
at intervals all over the surface. The
preference now is for all white er-
mine. with the black tails applied as
, fringe or in ornamental clusters
There are ermne scarfs bordered
by skunk, by black fox or by dark
velvet in a bordering band six inches
wide. This treatment is possible in
any combination Of velvet and fur but
4 is particularly effective in the white
fur and black or dark velvet.
Taupe. wN.rh may be worked in SO
; many ways ami which the furriers love
because it gives them chance to
show their exceeding cleverness in
setting the little skins together so
that the contrasting grain in the pile
will form tiny designs of check or
diamond or point or scallop or stripe
makes fascinating scarfs. soft and
clinging as satin. and this fur is Very
frequently combined with ermine or
with seal, the latter being used not on
~ as border fur but often in stripes
alternating with the mole. Chinchilla
is an ideal fur for the big scarf. but
is now so very expensive that the
price OF such a scarf is prohibitive for
all but the very rich or very extrava
CANT. Fox is also made up into
scarfs by the Paris furriers.
For wear with the big fur scarf. as
with the fanciful pelerines and capes