The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-08
For the Motoring
Woman and About
Her Motor Car

Motor fashions begin and end with
eur this season. IL the demand In
& eroaSes with each season. as IL has
during the last two or three. soon
there. viii not he an animal ieft alive.
&rmfne. sable, seal, silver. blue and
black FOX skins are extremely rare
nov. but the humber animals GER
&Ainly seem numerous considering the
slaughter made among them The
badger, skunk, rabbit. muskrat and
opossum pelts are seen on fnnum-
erable motorists and this condition
would suggest that the supply must
be unlimited. skunk fur was not
q general favorite formerly. There
have been critical persons who have
thought this creature a low and OBJ
tectionable animal, but the fashion
able world now welcomes the pelts.
The black and white fur has been
popuiarixed by high society and may
often be found with the scornfui seal
and aristocratic ermine. The black
hear has climbed high. too, although
never as low in the social scale as
the skunk.
These two, long haired furs make
some Of the smartest motoring coats
Of the season They are very efrec-
live for such use--much more so than
most of the shorter haired pelts, and
they are reasonable IN price or at
least reasonable in comparison with
the prices asked for the more rare
furs
The gorgeous. all-enveioping motor
coat of chinchilla, mole or seal at
quite an appalling value, ofttimes has
a border of skunk, and also collar
and cuffs. as the finishing touches.
/. which seem a trifie bizarre. But 1t
- just what the modish woman Ia
wearing and the furriers exhibit lux
urious motor coats of this type. These
ere long garments often crossing in
the front to fasten with one big orna-
U1ent or button below the waist at
the left. the shaggy fur collar filling
In the space across the chest that
otherwise would be left open. some-
times the coat fronts cross higher up
and fasten al the left side of the bust
nne. falling in straight or cutaway
Hines from there
In selecting fur garment a. wo-
man must use much judgment. The
average woman knows nothing OF fur
excep; rs she judges from appear
nnca- The things necessary To know
are the depth of the fur. correctness
Of the color. the permanence OF the
1astre and the durability of tho
Ekins The motor woman intending
% make q purchase should be very
particular 10 get her garment from
q thoroughly reliable firm and IL she
does not know absolutely OF such
firm. she should become advised
through some one who IL an au-
thority. She should weigh carefully
oanc wearing properties of the fur
elhe selects. Motoring. IS a. sport that
demands clothing that can withstand
hard wear The coat OF Hudson seal
and the lovely moleskin are very dear
10 the heart of any woman. and
Nsnffe fn a conservative style they are
equally good for motor and street
wear The illustrations shown are
two excellent types for this kind OF
service. The Scottish mole. which
D the best quality FUR, has Very
short. velvety nap and is Of deep
slate blue. shimmering into the bronze
when seen at an angle. 1t IL one of
the most beautiful shades to be
Gpund- The Hudson seal has good.
sound leather. and Is so like the
genuine Alaska seal that II requires
an expert 10 detect the difference.
Another popular model has a large
skunk collar and fastens at the bust
line in the middle front with one
large button OF fur. From there the
skunk fur extends down the two
edges OF the front in a narrow band.
TO sweep widely, around the cutaway
corners into q broad band running
around the edge OF the coat. The
sleeves may be plain with a hand cuff
Of skunk, bear, or fox. In other
snodels there Is no cuff, the trimming
fur appearing only on the collar and
wide band around the bottom.
Motor coats reach almost or quite
10 the ground and there liz consider
able variety in line and trimmings
The majority OF handsome models are
created on straight lines, with the
goat skirts narrow all the way down
Some smart models havn cut on
kin1ono lines. Motor furs nowadays
are sn a wide variety, for since nearly
III the ,nodish world ride in their
CATS motor garments are not neces-
6nriiy OF q practical or sporting char
Weil dressed woman still has her
coats for touring and for wear in
the open cars. but on cold winter
days she rides in her luxurious
limousine, comfortably heated by
electricity. and since she is not ex-
pcsed 10 the winter air, save when
going from ear 10 door. she need not
yDuffe herself in warm wraps.
II she wears a fur coat she does
- because she fancies IT, not that
she needs it: and often she contents
6erret< with a handsome fur stole
and an enormous muff TO match, or
she wears over the visiting gown ONE |
of the very wide fur-bordered scarfs, |
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