Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02

n JEWS of furs for next season vies
with new of hats in fashion
VI importance For these two
l. usher in the era of elegance,
made possible for every woman
by prices lower than We have known
for years. Furs and fur trimming are
in the spotlight of fashion. With the
new prices even the mink coat is within
reach of the average woman and the
less luxurious furS may well be bought
on a quite restricted budget. Just as
one can buy the elaborate creations
which are the new hats for lower prices
than one paid several seasons ago for
the severely plain and simple cloche,
so this year one can buy fur coat for
almost the same price that one former
ly paid for the trimmed coat.
The most spectacular news, perhaps,
In the fur world is the return of seal
skin. A cursory glance through the
fur departments of the large shops and
into the furriers windows would almost
lead one to suppose that this Winter
would see return of grandmother s
day, when every lady Of quality had
a sealskin cape or jacket and tiny
matching muff. Today'S lady of quail
ity, however, will have her sealskin
either full-length for every day wear,
or perhaps three-quarter length, for
very formal occasions. This new Alaska
sealSkin may be either black, or in
the lovely rich brown called logwood,
a brown with subtle changeability of
shade which makes it blend perfectly
with the new rich colors which Paris
Is sponsoring for Fall and Winter.
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Sports coats Of swagger cut, straight
u xkAl-s
collars, are delightful in this pelt. Cloth
coats have huge collars and deep cuffs
of it, and the jacket mode, so popular
during the last two seasons. is recalled
by cloth coats with entire tops and
sleeves of sealSkin, and suits whose
jackets are almost entirely of fur.
The three quarter length fur coat for
afternoon wear is another innovation
this season. Usually it is nipped in as
to waist and fiaring as to skirt, and
almost always there is distinct Short
ening of the skirt in the center front
a line which is extremely good with the
long, simple lines of the new skirts
Often the collar shows special treat
ment to make it conform in style with
the new millinery For instead of hats
this season, as heretofore, dresses and
coats are following the lead of hats,
and we find puff sleeves, quaint scarf
collars ana QlSUlnCL Ie6llIlB VI Tile
styles of the Second Empire in many OF
the new costumes, which blend ad-
mirably with the new millinery.
On many of the three-quarter length
coats for afternoon the sleeves also
are abbreviated, pulled out just below
the elbow and caught into tight cuft
midway between elbow and wrist in
order to form a perfect display for the
long crushed gloves, which become
longer and more crushable every day.
Scarf collars which may be tied In
the front to form two tabs just below
the chin are extremely becoming and
we'll adapted to such soft firS as mole
skin. while & one-slded scarf which
may be slipped through hole in the
other side of the collar Is favored on
such sleek furs as galapin, as shown
in one of the coats sketched on this
page.
Barunduki, which, in spite of its i'm
portant sounding name, looks like
first cousin of our own Saucy chip
munk, is favored as a trimming for the
thin wool frocks which are worn all
Winter under fur coats. This fur is so
thin and supple that 1t may be used
with considerable laviShneSs and still
not make the dress too warm for cool
days 1t finds its place in almost every
smart wardrobe this season, from the
dress with the fur bow and narrow fur
Belt, like the one sketched here 90 the