The Washington herald., 1920-11-17
.MINKDOLMAN
LATEST CRAZE
Where Do They Get Those
J, Coatsa" Latest Mystery
To Puzzle New York.
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NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-Mystery is
roaming round the streets Of this
city.
It is such type of mystery as to
mark Fuckers on some brows and
baby stares on others. For 1t con-
Germs q certain mink dolman, all
nicely made of matched. copper col
ored skins, skirt length and nm
ished with a collar waistlihe length
in the back. The value of the thing.
according to conservative estimate.
is something between $4,000 and
"a. 200.
After which bit Of introduction.
one wishes to make mention OF Q
song which giaddened hearts OF all
who attended a musical comedy pro-
duction a season or two ago. The
song told all about the good, kind
Godfather persons who showered
poor little chorus girls with pearls.
limousines and Riverside Drive
apartments. And the refrain OF It
all was where Do They Get Those
Guys?"
The question, which became .
catch phrase on Broadway, has been
revived with only a slight change.
1t is spoken now by puckered-
browed ones thus:
An Old Song Paraphrased.
Where do they get those coats?'
Here is the story:
When the FIRST cold wind Of the
season blew up Fifth avenue the
fashionable crowd which constitu-
tionalizes there every afternoon
broke out in a veritable rush of
mink dolmans, skirt-length, the
slack fashionably hugged in against
the ribs. with wide cape collars up
standing In the back.
OF course there were seal dol
mans. and mole and squirrel dol
mans, but mink were the real ones,
and practically every one was made
Of finely matched skins Of the ex-
Quisite golden shade so much ad-
mired by the entire feminine world.
When they went forth upon Fifth
avenue those who did not 60 with
them sighed and said:
"Ah-To be a millionaire's wife or
daughter"
Plentiful ON Broadway, Too.
But 1t was not more than a day
or two later that mink dolmans
were just as plentiful and Just as
beautiful upon Broadway as ever
they had been upon the street Of
millions.
whereupon those who had sighed
snorted instead and remarked:
Huh! Millionaires' sweethearts."
But when the proper time had
elapsed. the same being another
couple of days. mink dolmans began
to show up on Sixth avenue, on 125th
street, in the Bronx, on the Battery,
and even in Brooklyn.
In other words at this moment
about two out of every five women
in New York are wearing mink dol
mans of nicely matched skins, skirt
length, with deep cape collars.
Where do they get those coats?
Dealers Quote the Prices.
Fucker your brow and dope it out.
Here are the figures quoted today by
shops OF high, medium and low
grade goods: beginning with the
last nrSt:
Mink dolman, deep brown. skins
somewhat coarse, no bordering or
other decorations, collar fairly deep.
s2,S50.
Mink dolman. golden brown. good
quality. skins running horizontally
around the bottom, cape collar
fringed with tails, special offer. S..
500.
Mink dolman, specially made of
carefully matched skins. tripe folds
of fur through center OF wrap to
simulate separate capes, deep COL
lar. $4,000.
Now it is significant that many
more of the second type described
are seen than of the first. The regu-
lar price, according to the shop
which offered the special, is $4,000.
Where do they get those coats?