The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-02

I and killed A cartoonist has calleo l them "a human menagerie, with the occupants walking to and fro, clam bring loudly for what they want The effect of menagerie would be l better produced if women contented themselves with one garment of pei l try and covered their figures with it l from shoulders to ankles, but they have turned their attention to pieces of peltry that can be attached to the costume wherever there might have been space.
 There are swinging panels at the sides of skirts which are edged with fur: there are immense collars with wide, separate wristlets of fur used on blouses and coats; there are
 jackets which have fur peplums or q fur panel down the back; there are other coats that display waistcoats of peltry and, possibly, patch pockets
 which correspond with the hem on
 the skirt.
 The milliners have made hats of fur in patchwork fashion. A turban of yellow will have brown spots on | it. flaring brim of sealskin will be attached to crown of ermne which has a medallion of seal on top; bee hive hat of black velvet will have
 bands made from three kinds of fur running around the base of the crown | to end in lover's knot at the side. I Few women want to buy top coat or a short, ripping jacket of fur which is not built up in successive tiers of opposing peltries. For in- stance, a short cape coat of sealskin has collar and cuffs of ermine edged with black broadtails and there arc huge buttons of seal surrounded by broadtail .and set in gunmetal rims. Where there is so much fur floating about, it is quite natural thst the odds and ends of it should be utilized
 as long as fashion permits women to
 put it on their clothes without ap-
 parent design.
 Lovers knots, which have come
 into fashion again, are made of fur,
 for instance. and are attached to the cuffs. to the front of the collar and sometimes used as a substitute for buttons down the front of velvet
 bodice or loose Russian blouse that
 Is belted in with peltry.
 The sweeping demand for wristlets
 which has been made by the fighters
 has introduced new fashion in fur
 among women. Possibly, you have
 rot seen these medieval bits of arm
 coverings? Some of them are shaped
 like the lace mitts worn in the civil
 war, with a slash at one side for the
 thumb; others are made very much
 on the pattern of the knitted wristlet
 desired by the Red Cross.
 This fashion has not spread over
 the continent quickly, and it is,
 therefore, offered '1e all women who
 want to do the unusual in dress. Bits
 of fur may easily be used for these
 wristlets, the lining may be quite
 gorgeous. and if one affects color
 this wristlet of fur may be rolled
 back at it's top edge and made to
 show the color beneath as it flares
 away from the sleeve of the bodice or
 jacket over which it is worn.
 As a fashion, these peltry wristlets
 are good looking, and as a means of
 protection against cold weather they are entirely admirable. They are by
 no means confined to the smart classes. but have been taken up by all
 the mass of women who go out early in the morning to their various ac- tivities either as professionals or as volunteers. They are not substitutes for muffs. but in connection with large neck piece or fur cape they