The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-13

POO Illo oSdSOll lhS say iiS ' tie ermine begins to change hi:
 snow white coat for a darker I U one that will exactly match th' bare rocks upon which he disports For him spotless white ermine is ou of fashion temporarily; but it is ermint all the year round-the whiteSt o. white ermine-for Dame fashion! She cares little for the brownsh hue ol summer ermine-the color that the little animal selects to match his rock background-and most of the dainty little wraps for summer wear have narrow facings of ermine at the neck line. A few of them are all ermine but these; of course. are the very ex pensive models.
 White coney Is a humble first cousin of the ermine, which has managed te obtain a place in high society. It is not always easy to tell genuine white ermine from the soft and really beauti full white coney. though the latter ful is much cheaper to buy. Sometimes ernnine and coney are blended in the same wrap and usually a sprinkling of black ermine tails Is enough to con vey the all ermine suggestion to ar average observer. And after all, what does it matter, so long wrap isSreally attractive and smart? Solid worth ir dollars Is not the measure of merit in a summer fur garment as 1t is in a winter one; grace, daintiness, modish- ness are the chief requirements ot Madame Mode and fur that is good enough to pass muster and not suggest actual cheapness.
 Sleeveless Frocks Mean Many Summer
 Wraps
 The Paris frenzy for short sleeves which is actually such an obsession just now, that in Paris long sleeve Is conspicuous, has brought the question of summer fur wraps into fresh inter est. Even chiffon sleeve is warmer than no sleeve at all-when a chilly east wind blows off the water and bill lows of thick fog come rolling in. Very comfortable, at such time, to cud- dle into a fur wrap, even though the date be mid-July; but the fur wrap must be feather-light and not burden some to carry about. The wrap-build- ers have seen to this; the little fur pelisses and capelets for summe mer-time e are the daintiest affairs imaginable. The beautifully dressed skins, soft and supple as silk, are lined with chiffon or with silk mousseline, or very soft light weight satin. and summer fur wraps dispense with quantities of dangling tails and animal heads--or in fact anything that could add an ex- tra ounce of weight. When not actu- ally in use they must be carried on the armand heavy fur wrap on a warm day-before that chilly wind from the sea blows up-would be an abomination to carry about. But little capelet of mole or ermine lined with shirred chiffon Is very different-no more burdensome to carry than a pussy cat would be-or say, a pet Pom or Peke.
 Winter Furs Rest While Summer Furs
 Reign
 If one must wear furs in mid-sum- mer-and it has been proved how practical they are aside from their un- disputed smartness-it is by far the best plan to have a distinctly different set of summer peltry and send all the winter furs to cold storage for the hot spell. Furs are like plants; they have to rest once in a while between sea- sons of blooming out in beauty. and the fur neckpiece or coat that was worn month in and month out with no period of recuperation would soon become shabby and lifeless looking.