Evening star., 1943-11-07
Touch of Fur for Glamour!

When it comes to accessories,
there are three letters that spell
a lot of chic. a lot of morale
and, even more, downright COM
mon sense. The three letters are
fur. A little fur, used with
Imagination, can transform
simple untrimmed coat or dress
into a costume that looks like a
million dollars. What's more, fur
accessories are good versatile
wartime fashion because they
can do double and triple duty in
almost any wardrobe. Just think
how many ways you could use a
matching muff and hat, for ex-
ample!
This year the untrimmed coat
or suit with fur accessories is
'big fashion" The great Ameri-
can designers use fur accessories
to add drama to the simple, un-
derstated lines of their clothes.
And now, this fashion trick of
the high designers has been
popularized for you and me.
Probably the No. l interpreta-
ton of this fashion is the hat
and muff set, and for these the
most precious furs are used.
There are partners in Persian,
mink mates, sets in silver fox and
snowy ermine-all calculated to
give a gilt-edged look to any cos
tune. And there's also a pair in
black fox which is high-voltage
excitement if we've ever seen any.
However, the moderate priced
furs manage to create plenty of
drama, too, for a smaller outlay.
And if you don't believe us, try
the effect of a leopard hat and
muff with your untrimmed winter
coat or suit. We lost an eye the
other day to a sou'wester-effect
hat of black suede with front cuff
of black and white zebra with a
tiny barrel muff to match.
In the hat line, the fur WITNESSES
they're showing are enough to
part the most sales-resistant of
you from your hard-earned dol
lars. There's the little coolie hat
of Persian lamb with its scintil-
lating peak of multicolored Sc
quins. And, too, there's a con-
coction of mink and satin that
nestles in the part of your pom
padour: it's called a pompa-part
get it? Don't get us-we didn't
name IT'D Nor does your hat have
to be all-fur to create a big effect.
We love the little hats with little
touches, like the calot with a bow,
cuff, fange or perhaps a couple
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current enthusiasms are the fur
hatpins-in mink, silver fox and
Persian lamb-that you can spear
through the crown of your beret
or pillboX. These are all easy on
the most hard-pressed budget.
Fur accessories are also Won
derful conservation idea if you
want to make use of worn fur
coat, scarf or collar. Use the
best pieces for designing a fur
muff and hat, combining it with
soft wool or velvet or felt.
Herewith are a few more ideas
you might run up on your own
with a few tired pieces of pelt,
and a needle and thread. First,
there's the fur chaplet which, for
all its high-sounding name, is
nothing more than a band of fur
on a piece of ribbon which you
tie on your head and wear Rus
sian-princess fashion. If you're
really smarty, you'll buy for it
a small black velveteen skullcap
and you'll have a fine three
way hat wardrobe. You wear
them together as a daytime hat
tdreSsy or sports, depending on
the fur wear the chaplet
alone for evening and then
wear the cap for dozens of other
occasions. If your heart doesn't
palpitate for that one, you might
use the fur instead for an ascot,
wearing it tucked inside the neck
of your coat, and matching it
with a band or fiat bow of the