The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-01-06
Fur,. The Feminine Hearts Desire.

Many woman who covets nothing
else in the way of worldly posses
sions looks with longing eyes upon
luxurious furs. She may cherish a
Spartan disregard for other expen-
sive luxuries, but fur coat makes
an almost irresistible appeal to her.
She is aware of all its drawbacks.
She knows that a good fur coat IS
costly, not only as to the original pur-
chase price but as to the repairs
which will eventually have to be !
made, that it will be a burden in the
mild weather into which our change
able climate so frequently lapses even
in the midst of winter, that long
fur coat is always heavy weight to
carry on ones shoulders, but it is,
nevertheless, consumedly the desire
of her eyes.
JOY can go no further in her estl-
nation than to be wrapped IN turs
when the wind blows cold and blus-
tering and to feel that she not only
is warm but looks warm.
Cheap Pelts Disappear.
The woman bent on a fur coat IN
these times also tells herself that
with the prevailing high prices OF
wooden coats a fur garment will cost
but little more, at any rate not more
than twice as much and will look well
twice as long.
Furs of all grades have grown in
expense during the last year, and
perhaps that is why one sees so little
use made this season of the myterious
cheap pelts whose ancestry was
scarcely whispered about, much less
acknowledged.
At one time such pelts were in fair
ly good standing with the feminine
public, especially for the rough and
ready walking coat. Even the faithful
and innocent rabbit has passed be-
yond the fashionable ken, though 1t
is doubtless masquerading under an
other name.
Smart coats of moderate cost are
developed in marmot, nutrla and nat
ural muskrat. On a rising price scale
one must Jump next to Hudson seal,
gray or dyed squirrel, Scotch mole,
Ikarakul and from there to the soar
inc, nrices of eastern mink and broad
tail.
Mink Gains Popularity.
Mink seems to have entered on
renewed epoch of popularity, but
mink which is a fur of a new order
without a vestige of the reddish cast
which used to be its most notable
characteristic. 1t is now dyed rich;
deep brown and is quite as beautl1ul
as sable. 80
Il is at it's best fashioned into
three-quarte length wraps IN when
the skins are skilfully manipulated so
that the dark stripes follow the. de-
isigner's scheme. Occasionally long
mink wrap is bordered by fringe Oh
tails.
These garments and similar ones IN
sable, in spite of the costliness OF tne
neIts are contrived with the utmost
iiuxurious ampleness. In fact, this Is
true of all the long fur wraps, coat
cane or mantle, that there is no mig
gardliness of skins.
Variations of the mantle are per-
lhaps more popular than coaCs' puU
both agree in being as rule raClieL
narrow at the hem and full through
the center, though this result IS ac-
Icomnlished without clumsiness.
Of course seal, broadtail, mole
Persian lamb and karakul are more
easily draped and manipulated than
the thicker pelts, though any woman
who is the privileged owner OF
mink sable, or kolinsky coat IS per-
fnc+Iv willing to resemble a barrel.
Grav squirrel is tremendously IN
evidence for coats: capes ana d nd
riety of wraps. This fur IS oaIk a 4ha
beautifully toned, but owing 10 IHe
modishness of brown furs squirlel -
frequently dyed sable. of
Persian lamb is, like MINK, one u
the revived furs, but broaotall an
ikaral1Il have had a continuously moul
ish existence. Persian lamp anu
hroadtail coats and capes are lmpr9v-
cd USUALLY by the addition OF a collai
of chinchilla or other SUITABLY cum
One of the most attractive tancle9
Of the season has been for natural
l1arakrl. This silky fur in the l3 eh
soft tan of the natural pelt IS n Lasm
Toned into exquisite wraps collaIt 81
and bordered usually with fox dyeo -
match exactly in tone.
Mole Is Popular.
Mole is very popular and IS worke "a
,v;tb almost as much elaboration as II
+ were velvet. One curious mole coat tlo
its closelu Of the shoulders and IN tne the
biob daring collar. From just aooVe