New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-15
NOTES OF THE TRADE.

In an interview with f. I. Munzer. a
resident buyer. he said: "By the emu
of this month there will be more Duy-
ers in the market than have ever oeeh
here before. In regard TO the out-ol
town manufacturers undertaking the
local concerns, all ! can say Is mat
think il will stir up the trade little
but will not amount to anything. ne
majority of buyers who call at the
various CO eu.s out Of town work
from here. For instance, a buyer gen
orally likes 10 spend his week eha7
while in the local market at Atlantic
CITY. and will stop oil at Philadelphia
TO see If the manufacturers there are
showing anything different. why
should the manufacturers OF TINS city
have any cause for worry? The out
of-town manufacturers were always
represented in the local market. either
in a hotel or an Office building"
Overcoating lines in the mems wear
trade will have quite few changes for
the coming season Chnchlllas are
not In as much evidence as was the
case last season. Several other fabrics
of rough finish appear 20 have taken
their place, and the indications are That
they will be popular next fall. heT-
seys and meltons are also coming back
and will make a much better showing
than in the last few seasons. MlNt-,
ures and balmacaans are considered
good assets by quite n few agents, IN
spite of the fact that they had such
tremendous run in the past.
The outlook for the coming season in
the leather goods line Is very bright
inasmuch as the ladies will come back
to the leather handbag. The popular
feathers viii be pin morocco ana pm
seal in all the leading shades.
FURS Second Article Jap minks
that are called imported mlnks are
genuine minks, and come from Japan.
They are the only real minks that
Japan has. On account OF the climate
these japanese minks are not as SILKY
as the American minks. They cannot
be worked natural, as they are very
yellow. and must be dyed or blended On
the color that is now being shown Do
the new dye. II seems that the strong
sun in Japan tans the animal ana
therefore the skins are yellow. Jap
snese mink is a very good wearing iur'
and on account of this new dye has
taken very well with the trade. The
same artistic labor is applied TO the
japanese mink as TO the natural mink,
as this article can be made only By eN-
pert fur workmen.
MUSKRAT-A muskrat Is an ordinary
water rat. and is an American fur, con
sidered and proven one OF the PEST
wearing furs. These are being used
and dyed in different colors. What has
made muskrats popular IN the last tve
or six years is the Hudson seal The
muskrats go through the following
process 10 be dyed Hudson seal ::
They arc first dressed. plucked and
dyed brown on the ground and then
dyed black on the top, which makes
them a good imitation OF genuine
seal, but they are only ordinary musk
rats. If g muskrat skin is two or three
years old in a garment the pelt usually
weakens from the dye and causes
trouble in time. That is one Of the
things that cannot be avoided. OF
course, there is a special dressing
adopted now for muskrats when dyed
Hudson seal" which is called chamois
dressing. This makes the pclt softer
and gives il longer life.