The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-18

Fur RECEIVERS its gloss IN coid storage
ard IS vibrant quality. Even If a
garment IL not made over during the
ofl-season. it comes forth from its re
lrcment IN frig!d' temperature sew
eral times newer and younger looking
Than hen it went in during those days
or golden spring sunshine SO the
winter fars should be sent to cold stor-
age promptly with thc first warm days
md summer furs substituted.
oddly enough Apfl is the mos; fur
ross monlh of the year Everybody
IS so iired Of Wintry Wcarabics and
no mind turns 10 fresh spring suits,
SHINY straw turbans and hight weight
footwear rfurs are perfect drug on
the market and one cannot abandon
Them too soon. Very few so-calied
summer furs are worn in April and "A
few holated winter furs appear only
on bleak ieft-over-from- March days.
But In May the summer furs begin TO
come into their own Furnaces have
gone ollt and unless the sun shines
and tho wind Is from tho south people
are shivery; and then comes hat de
pressing mia-May storm that always
makes folk wonder If summer is ever
coming. and think lovingly of the fox
and seal and opossum wearables that
were consigned TO cold storage ApriI
first. Then indeed, is the time when
summer furs begin TO come into their
own.
Fox The Favorite For Ncckpicccs
Among the summer fur scarfs
there are models In opossum. Austral-
Yy r. "a rt 40 80
ss far and away the favorite. and all
grades Of fox are among those present
A very handsome iaupc fox scarf with
animal head ana long brush is pie
tured The scarf fails most gracefully
from the shoulders, held by clasped
paws. the brush swinging at the back
This Is the Way Fashion DEGREES that
q ncckpjcee of this sort shah be worn,
and the longer and more luXuriaut the
swinging brush al the hack. the smart
tr the e44eCt This brush YOU see, falls
quite 20 the hip and he taupe scarf is
very stunning with n dark blue
tfcotEctte froCk. which has an INFER
esi ng girdle made Of white beads.
Taupe foN IS most dear to fashion Just
noW, though gray fox Is very good also
" hite fox is Worn but IS not as fash
jOn&nle - il was year or two ago
when every other woman had a white
to& peit about her throat, however
aastn The summer day. Black furs are
not much worn in summer time except
by women in mourning There are n
few neckpieces Of lynx or black fox
for wear with special costumes, but
'he average woman prefers taupc or
etaF which may -ire worn with all
frock KS and tailormadcs, In addition to
'he loug-hrushed ncckpieces there are
bounY little crayats OF seal, mole and
beaver. some or them daintified with
ermine knots or facings A cravat
now over, must be worn tight around
'he throat or no' al all: whereas n fur
scarf may swing from the shoulders
and add 20 the costume without caus-
ing s9focated feeling II the day Is
oppressive.
Chiffon And Fur Make An Ideal sum
mer Wrap
one Of the wraps pictured com
mcnas itself by its practical qualities
as Well as by its smartness. II Ii the
wrap Of brown chiffon with collar and
pand trimmings OF taupe fox There
Is sufficient warmth in this light wrap
with its big fur collar for any summer
evening, vet the garment has a sum-
merry and consistent effect lacking in
an ali-fnr cape. There are slashes a.