Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22

their coats to the making Of the muff
and q portion Of q third opossum was
made into the band trimming the turban.
Nevertheless, the use OF SO many ami
mails cannot justly be regarded as an ex-
travagance. as the fur is reputed to wear
interminably and may be done over times
without number. Revtllon Freres and
Laxton Of Paris have not neglected Aus
tralian opossum when designing their
models for this autumn and next winter
but between the various sets turned out
it is difficult to say which are the more
alluring.
Native to Australia, but not nearly So
animal generally referred to as 1.-The
beast with the BILL but having webbed
feet and a coat which strongly resembles
seal in shade and texture. Occasionally
a scarf and muff made from this petit are
shown to the shopper making fur-quest-
ing tour of the retail marts facing Re-
gent street and Knightsbridge, but the
amphibious freaks coat is oftenest worn
by Australian and New Zealand colonists
home" for q visit
4
The only good coyote is a dead oyote-
because he must then surrender his coat
And the pelt of that cowardly little ami
NAL is sometimes surprisingly beautiful
II ID cSpcSLdiy AoNey IL he mas ndu the
grace to die young and while the hair
upon his body was soft OF texture and
silvery of tone Probably 1t would not be
possible for even the cleverest Of fur
riers to transform a coyotes coat into
something closely resembling silver
fox's pelt. but the London and Paris spe-
cialistS have produced some stunning eff
fects with the pelts Of small gray wolves.
Sets Of that fur are greatly in demand
for use with the morning tailormade suit
and vastly do they become the dark-eyed
debutante; also her silver-haired chap
eron. The small head with it's fierce
eyes and pointed nose looks wonderfully
chic when seen lying against the slou der
OF one of the new plastron collars which
fasten at the back of the figure. Csua ly
the Uranium Of BROTHERHOOD decorates
the front center of a fiat muff.
That dressing to the hair may be car
ried out in furs as well as in fabrics is
evidenced by the many designs in red
fox sets that are shown in London and
Paris at this season. Notable among
these sets are neckpiece and muf Or
dered by a reck1essly extravagant Ameri-
can heiress who favors ye,lows that tone
with her locks and browns that deepen
the shade Of her chestnut-colored eyes.
She expects to wear the enormously
broad collar over one-piece gown Of
golden brown panne, but naturally this
get-up is for afternoon receptions and
will. not be likely to dazzle the eyes of
the hoi pOlloi.
Il
The fox family is rich IN pulchrtude.
Indeed. it may truthfully be stated that
all Of it's members naturally have Lovely
coats. The black fox, however is not
really dressy fur, and many dealers re-
serve it for those Of their customers who
are wearing mourning. But the black
fox whose pelt is pointed with white
hairs always is accorded a prominent
place among designs in fur accessories.
because few, indeed. are the women ca
pable Of resisting so lovely an effect in
magpie Next in favor comes the bue
fox, whose name color Is recognized only
by a long stretch Of the imagination and
the texture of whose coat Is exceedingly
delicate. In fact. the blue fox set VIII
not stand hard wear, nor is 1t required to
do so, since it belongs among the furs
set apart for afternoon use. There are, OF
course, plebeian foxes. Yet these also
are handsome creatures, even thougN
brushes short and. rightly treated, the
yellow-red and gray-white tones LOOK
really attractive.
White fox sets are so eminently be
coming that the possession of them has
caused many a debutante and young girl
commit the indiscretion Of wearing them
on the street Of an afternoon. Now, as
matter Of fact white fox is an evening
fur-that is to say, it Is intended, II
made into a neckpiece and muff set. pos
sibly supplemented by a hat band. to be
worn by a member of box party at
horse show, to an evening concert, to
theater or to any place after dark where
it Is necessary to appear in formal but
not decolIete garb. OF course, this rule.
like all good rules. has its exceptions.
If girl is living or visiting In neigh
borhood composed Of large estates occu-
pied by fashionable folk she may wear
her white fox accessories when DRIVING
to and from an afternoon reception or
to a country club tea, but she should not
wear them to church or when strolling
about the country roads.
Fully a. decade ago the queen mother,
Alexandra of England. learned to APP
preciate the refined beauty of the mod
est moles coat, and consequently di-
| rected the eyes Of Dame Fashion toward
those tiny pelts Hundreds of them. it is
said. contribute toward the making of the
stoles, and scarfs of five or more yards
length and the long fiat muffs that are
worn by countless women in France.
England and America. Most enphatical-
| Nv moleskin belongs among the furs list
| ed "for afternoons" but 1t Is not con-