Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-29
Fur Goats and Earrings Again


II was necessary to introduce semi
precious furs, because Il was not pos
slble for the masses to pay the price
Of the precious ones; so this winter
we have a vast variety from which to
choose.
The furriers say there is no n
animal that reigns supreme aud that
the peltry Of any animal Is worth
while If It passes through the right
hands. The art of the furrier has be-
come significant. His is the magic
quality to make squirrel look like
sable, to make raccOOn and 'pOssum
reach important heights and to put
pony skin IN a pedestal. He has
learned how to point the common fox
and lift the wolf into greatness. He
has made beaver almost precious and
has made Belgian hare do some serv-
ice to the world.
1t is no wonder, therefore, that a
woman pays well for peltry. no mat
ter from what animal It was skinned.
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is where she is far behind the stone
age woman who employed no middle
man between the beast and the gar
ment.
The Fashion in Furs.
There are two or three things that
one might say are out Of fashion first,
the band Of fur on the hem of a cloth
or velvet coat second, the small ami
NAL with head and tails worn snugly
around the neck. No one who dresses
well Is partial to the usage Of the en-
tire animal this season, which is well,
for there is nothing artistic about the
head, CLASSY eyes and feet of a dead
animal hanging below a woman's live
face. Why look like the hunter home
from the feld2
The small neckpiece is in the shape
of a half muller or a whole one If you
like, provided that the two ends are
fastened in front. Unless a single end
thrown over the shoulder Is excessively
weighted, 1t is a nuisance to the wear.
er.
The extra high coachman's collar of
fur remains in fashion for those who
do not like to spoil the shapeliness of
their shoulders and back by hanging
drapery. The fashionable ~neckpiece
is really n shoulderpiece, for in many
of the best models 1t extends to the
waistline. There is a snugness about
the shoulders that is reminiscent OF
Victorianism.
The prevailing fur coats have less
flare than last winter, unless they are
cut three-quarter length. The long
ones hang in a straight, medieval line
with sometimes a deep band of anOth.
er fur at the hem. Their rivals, the
velour and velvet coats, have the hen
free of peltry, but make up for thi;
omission by lavishness at the waist
the neck and the wrists.
Immense Slavic belts of fur, orna
mented with barbaric designs of jew
els in front, are fashionable for gown.
and coats. Wristlets of fur that reacl
almost to the elbow are also in de
mand.
The muff is n small affair, barre
shaped and usually mode of two kind
of fur. Its distinguishing feature Il
simplicity. 1t has no cOrdings no
frills nOr Ornamentation.
Evening gowns are trimmed witt
fur, and evening coats are heaped witt
1t. Black and white tails of ermin.
are used to fringe the edges of velve
evening gowns, and on one distin
guished black velvet dinner frock Their
are shoulder straps of ermine and
diplomats ribbon of the same peltr,
} that is spread across the chest AM
finished at the waist with a rOsette.
, Among the furs that are offered a
first choice this season are ermine
kollnski, flying squirrel, s~ealskin. Bel
gian rabbit, sable, skunk, moleskil
and beaver. The smooth peltries ar
preferred to the l%Ong-haired ones. Eve
such furs as kolinski and skunk hav
a razOr passed down them by the fur
? rier to bring them to the sOftness o
sealskin, This is the first time tina
; it has been possible to make tina
coarse fur called skunk becoming t
the face.
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