The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-28
Chic White Costumes
in Many Models and
in Many Materials
, Are Favored for Skat.
ing and Afternoon
Wear
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!ght for a of a valued cat
" dog. AS for a white rabbit or a
'uuirrc! ar "a g~uineapig-it wouldn't
rave one nance in a thousand for It's
Re IL the trappers laid hands on II.
Keep your pets safe in shelter, mes
tins, or you will meet them promenad-
ing the p in guise OF hat or coat
or frock trimming.
All of which is intended facetiously,
but is too close TO truth to pose as
humor. The demand for pelts Of every
imaginable variety is exceeding the
supply and the lavishing of fur upon
all kinds and qualities of garments is
amazing. Luckily fads are prone to
die Of their W momentum, and al
ready among the fastidious one hears
a note OF rebellion. The woman who
has handsome furs or can buy hand
some furs will always wear them. but
there are nan women with preten-
rions to smart dressing who feel as
did n woman who came into the
waiting room OF a fashionable DRESS
maker last week.
Il want an evening gown and two
Dinner gowns and not a dab OF fur
about any Of them" she said firmly.
Yet most OF us are still going fur
dabbed or buying dabs Of fur II we
have them not, and the thing IL likely
to go on throughout the season.
After all the mode Is tremendously
effective. That IT should be abused
h a matter Of course. but between chic
fur and tawdry fur there Is a great
f1Ned, n though fur to he
modish need not to-day be ~extrava-
gantly expensive II must be good Of
It's kind n must be ~cleverly used.
The reign OF the high mufier collar
and Its pin seems to be threatened. for
even though 1t is a very different thing
In good fur from what It is In poor
fur, 1t has been o generally adopted
t" hold its place in the affections OF
tho ultra chic. Rather a pity. too, for
seldom has a mode been 30 universally
attractive and fetching. Whether the
coa be short or long. fitted or loose,
tailored or meant for evening wear.
the high close collar OF fur suits 1t well.
and with notifications II is becoming
To almost any save M Of ex-
tremely short fat neck.
The long fiat cape collar on the
cavalier or Puritan order which IL ap-
pearing upon some Of the most recent
importations has Lot half the cachet
~ the high collar. is not so generally
hecoming. and the same is true OF all
the hig rol collars. hut these collars
ere less easily copied than the chin
collar and call for more fur. 81 per-
haps they may be more exclusive.
Cape arrangements. by the way.
whether in fur or in velvet or frock
material, are Increasingly in evidence.
The vogue of skating may have some
thing to do with II, for where a frock
is worn for skating n something
more formal than a sweater is wanted
as "A light substitute for a coat a short
shoulder cap is just the thing.
Many of the smartest at piece
skating frocks have cape collars, but
the mode IL 10y 10 lea limited TO
such use. Wide, separate cape col
lars of fur tying at the throat front
by. a soft ribbon scarf are sold with
muffs or with NUTS and hats to
match. and "a deep velvet cape collar
with a high close neckbaNd OF fur
heading it is sponsored by several OF
the best French houses.
An orange yellow coat and skirt of
veiours de laino or some similar velvety
~oollen with a cape collar Of zeal and
with deep skirt hand and cuffs OF the
eame fur was sworn at a fashionable
skating place the other day. and that
same day a pretty girl appeared at the
Ritz at the tea hour in a white glove
skin suit with cape collar OF skunk
and muff to match. Her toque was Of
che white cloth fur trimmed.
ADrOno. ~ urhttA rnot,,u,nl ar
trimmed. the woods are. f%iguratively
speaking, full Of them: and. impracti-
cal as they are. no n can deny their
charm. When they are failures they
are lamentable failures. In cheap ma
terials. badly cut. they have absolutely
nothing to recommend them. but lux
nrious as they should be and worn by
women Immaculate enough in every
detail OF toilet TO live up to the
snowy costume they are delectable
khings.
The initial cost of even a very chic
white suit need not be alarming. II Is
the difficulty OF keeping it as 1t should
he and OF having its accessories all
that they should be that makes the
white suit an extravaganza. Many
women, forgetting these pitfalls. will
yield to temptation and buy a white
suit, just as the five dollar a week girl
will buy "a pair Of inside lace white
shoes with reckless disregard OF the
hereafter, and rs a consequence we
shall have some painful white suit
exhibits. az we have had painful white
boot exhibits. but II one can afford
a white suit, afford to wear II az II
should be worn, II Is a delightful thing
to have for afternoon social functions
theatre. restaurant. rink and many
other purposes.
White silk plush and white velvet
are used For very elegant costumes OF
this type. So are heavy corded silk
faillc. certain dun white brocades ant
SILK matolasse, hut most of the models
are shown in cloth of one kind or an
other, giovcskin, velour de laine, peau
ne souris, hroadClOth, g%aberdine kit
tens ear, and eve the ordinary gaber
dimes. homcspuns and rough serges
These last three are particularly goot
sports wear and ordinary stree
rrar, but Of course not so handsome
the less practical and more velvet,
! aterials,
Models ~ many kinds are Offered
I'm these white stuffs. The straigh
ar semi fitted coat body with widei.
tlaring skirt Is a favorite and TIL
length OF the coat varies as does tn
fashion In which the fur trimming Il
applied. Most frequently the fur ban,
IL on the coat bottOm and tina Skin