The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-02
Pelts Favored BY Fashion
Fur Coats Now Reveal 1.-THE Foot of tile Gown and Brown Pcts Have
Fashions FaNor-Fur Dyed to Match Ones Frock and
Combination Effects Make High Prices.

Fur Coats Now Reveal the Foot of
Fashions Favor-Fur by,
Combination Effcc,
Aphrodite. disporting upon the
waves. becomes less alluring as a pa
tron-goddess than Diana of the chase,
once the crisp chill Of real autumn is
felt in the air. Then womankind be-
gins to think lovingly of soft. furry
skins around her throat and reaching
to her ear-tips; Of fetching fur toques
nesting closely over her hair in de-
fiance Of rude winter winds. and OF
becoming and deliciously luxurious fur
coats reaching to her little boots. This
season. by the way. the fur coat Is not
to be as long as of yore. 1t will show
only the trim buttoned boot. but
several inches of skirt above it. for
the tendency in woman's coatWear Just
now is to ape the nlannish overcoat in
length. simplicity and a certain know
ingness Of cut.
And the e fur coats fit just a lit
tie more neatly than the straighter-
lined garments of last season did.
They do not really define the figure.
though it is still the fashion to have a
straight and young-girlish back. the
front of ones figure may hint at a
few womanly curves without flying in
the face of fashion. The seal coats
are by all odds the most fashionable
and the most expensive-for the
price of genuine seal has leaped ap-
pallingly since the prohibiting Of seal
capture for four years. Skins that
not now be had for 81, and in this day
of fanciful mosaic use of seal. many
skins are required to make a hand
some coat. OF course the little pieces
left over from the mosaic work car be
used up in the making Of trimmings.
hats and the like. but this Is not con-
sidered In the price of the coat one
orders from a fashionable furrier.
There is no fur. however. that can be
made over more successfully than
seal: and just now this fur is extreme
ayers and deuntantes alike. and the
younger. the woman, the more becom-
ing to tints Of complexion, eyes and
hair, is the soft, velvety sealskin.
There are various substitutes for the
real seal, such as French rat and dyed
r%accoon. and very young girls may
year with impunity the seal plush
fabric that in its first season at least
has a very pleasing color and texture.
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The richest sealskin coats-especial-
ly those intended for Limousine wear
over elaborate afternoon gowns-have
huge collars and wide. turned back
cuffs Of contrasting fur. Combina-
tions of fabric are as modish in furs
just now as they are in worsted ma
terials. and when the fur coat is not
trimmed with fox, lynx. ermine or
chtnchilla, 1t is often elaborated with
mosaic trimming. This is made by ar
ranging the pelt in opposite directions
makes a definite pattern. Short-hair-
ed peits like the seal and moleskin
make beautiful mosaic designs. and
sometimes these furs are used in COM
bination with good effect. Naturally.
a mosaic trimming. which triples the
work on a fur garment. triples the
price as we'll, and only the wealthy
woman can afford to wear a wrap or
a muff and stole trimmed in mosaic
pattern.
Moleskin is very high in fashions
favor. and 'deservedly so. for no fur
is o beautiful or more distinguish
ed than this lovely taupe-colored pelt.
All the gray and taupe shades are
having a special vogue just now and
this brings the taupe-shaded mole and
all the gray furs into special promi-
nence. One may have fox fur dyed in
a special tone Of gray to match a GER
tain costume. for there are rosy grays
which blue grays will not match. and
vice versa. A rosy gray set of fox. in
Guiding a fetching little mantle with
long stole-ends and a huge muff lined
with shirred chiffon, has just been
sent home to complete a November
trosseau. The fox set matches a re-
ception gown Of gray charmeuse and
gray chiffon over flesh pink chiffon
and the rosy-gray fur with this gray
and pink gown is equisitely beautiful.
The costume is completed by a big
plumes. shading to pink the heart. and
by chic little gaiter boots Of patent
leather with buttoned tops of gray
cloth.
While the taupe and gray pelts will
have the favor for dressy afternoon
white fur remains the favorite
of Madame Mode for the evening. and
brown furs. the authoritative furriers
promise. will be o popular for day
wear. Brown. in certain new rich
tones, is very fashionable this season.
Dark blue is also in high favor. and
with both of these colors brown furs
are more pleasing than black furs.
With violet toned materials. gray or
white furs are charming. and the
woman who wears black Will. OF
course, match her black garments
with black pelts: but the ordinary
purchaser Of a new fur set this winter
will undoubtedly select one Of the
popular brown pelts. These start with
high-priced Russian sable and mink.
and come down by way of brown mar
ten, fitch. fisher, skunk. fox and pos
sum to the inexpensive coonskin
which Is often treated so cleverly as
to make quite a ~presentable showing
for a few weeks at least.
Select Soft Furs.
In selecting winter furs. be sure that
the skin is soft and pliable. and not
stiff and harsh. The soft skins have
been we'll treated and the fur will not
fall out after a few months of wear.
giving your cherished new set a moth
eaten and distrcssedly NANCY appear
nee. 1t is always best to spend a
good price on a set of furs. not only
because tho furs themselves are more
distinguished in appearance. but be-
cause the cheaper furs are made In
unsanitary places by workers often at.
aicted with Infectious ailments.
There is a whim. at the moment, for
the brilliant red fox-or orange" fox
as this pelt il called-which Poiret
succeeded in bring into fashion last
season. The red fox is strikingly be-
coming to fair-sknned women with
hazel or brown eyes and reddish hair.
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