New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-14
NOTES OF THE TRADE.

A new skirt that is being shown ~
well known manufacturer - ehHs
the walkaboUt skirt. II maze o.
eabardine and is pleated hall way oopn'
The farinr effect IL very noticeable
and the skirt Is four yards vide a. tne
bottom. 4 Tribune representative hsP
nened 20 be IN resident buyers o.
nee when tho skirt was being snoNn'
and many buyers took 70 n a. mrs.
sight and the salesman received sew
eral large orders.
In spite % weather conditions many
buyers were securing The marset 1909
ing FOR new styles IN ready-to-"ea'
lines.
John =. Farrswor.h has been elected
vice-presidcnt Of the National Asso-
citation Of Finishers Of Cotton Fabrics
recently organized.
A rumor in the trade that all neT-
chandise sold 10 Lord & Taylor % tins
city. will be billed 20 Marshall Field
& Co. OF Chicago. is denied By all the
interested parties.
person representing himself a. j.
+. Burtel. OF Cleveland. - around the
resident buyers Offices posing a. a buy
or. This man has been Investigated ~
n cloak and suit concern Of this city,
and 70 has been learned that he Is rep
resenting a fictitious concern. Many
resident buyers think that he IS De
Sicncr looking for new styles. II Sucr
is the case this is a new method o.
securing scasonable modes. A. any
Iate. do not let this man fool YOU By
allowing yourself 20 display your sam
ples TO him for copying purposes.
In response 20 many inquiries The
Tribune has consulted some % the best
known importers and manufacturers
Of furs regarding those having the
best wearing qualities, with the re
suit that the consensus Of opinion IA
that the best wearing and most salts
factory furs in the fine goods are
minks, skunks and beavers In the
cheaper grades the best wearing are
raccoons. muskrsts and opossums. AT
other kinds OF fur depend greatly
upon the wearer. A great many Of
even the finer furs, n abused, do no
have as long wear az they ought 10.
Fox has been very popular in the last
ten or twelve years. The Australian
fox is a very fat fur and is used mainly
for a natural purpose. az II does not
take dye. Then there Is German
fox; then q Swedish or Norwegian FOX;
then the Alaska, which is tho finest.
The American fox is the prcttiest and
silkiost and can be dyed in any color,
whereas the Russian fox will not take
. the dye as we'll as the American.
These have 20 be assorted by experts
into the different dyeing qualities.
The finer and silker the fox the poorer
it wears. Fcx fur is an article that
must be made with some leather l.
is usually made with one-quarter OF
an inch between every inch OF fur.
This adds to its fufiness. for fox a,
a rule is woolly. and adding leather
separates the hair. In a good many
cases woren complain when they see
a piece Of leather in such fur as fox,
but the leather will wear just az well
as fur. as IL has nothing 10 do with the
fur This was the invention o. some
skilled furriers in recent years and
makes the fox more fluffy. Since then
foxes have been more popular than
ever In pointed fox. which - called
imitation "siver fox" the white hairs
/ are put in separately by hand. stuck
into the leather and If pointed right
are in just as strong as the ordinary
J hair This is an imitation of one Of
} the most expensive furs in the world
, called "silver fox These skins are
! rare. and sometimes 10 match skins
experts will travel through many coun-
tries.
This il the first of series OF items
which will deal with all the principal
furs used for wearing apparel