t
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Saiicy Polo Furs Include
list, Ball-Muff and Mallet-Scarf-Rose
and Blue
Foi the Exclusive and
Costly Furs This Year -Coats
of Conspicuously
Marked Hamster for the
Automobile. : ;
IIAT fun arc th vr-populf
ChrUtrau gift ti ttMt4 thl
Vfef priartlom tnad for holiday
IUB( In very shop wher furs r
pecltined, una In all tn bit depart
ment tort wher. furs ar can-lad.
Ja ihop Uidow ara all varieties of
plti from costlr ermine and dii
Untulihed aeat down to U of loay
black fox o called but which on
mora than sutpacta ii dyed rabbit or
avan ordinary pusey oat and equally
floeey. pony of luuh luler on can
almott ae ono't fuce reflected in it.
No Christmas a-ift that Santa bring
mor welcome to womankind than
!" for woman ha adored furs
from the day when the flmt cuv
woman alunf a huge animal akin
acroaa ber ahouldera and bextowed her
wnilea on the mighty hunter Who
isould bring in from the chane th
richest pelta for her adornment. This
ear fun seem very plentiful In spite
of all the dire prognostications of
rarly autumn that the war In Europe
would affect th fur business sorloualy;
Ut it Should be remembered thai the
furs of this winter were bought long
before the trouble In tturope was
thought of in most people's minds,
and by raid-August all the pelts were
here and furriers were busily making
up garments in the new styles. The
scarcity of funs says a well-known
furrlr on Fifth avenue, will com
nest year, not this for, should the war
continue through next summer It will
bo well-nigh Impossible to secure some
of the most wanted eklnn, such s the
fXsaBawa m sUswK vw.- j m .
aniiB-Zin v ' B?
mole, Russian kolinsky. German mink 1
nil l. .1.1 w J ,. w yeer n -e sriuom usea
nrTJ!!. ST! ,th' ll"lf- OIn' th" """-f .
Tb.JiriTi.r. th,"nBlct rf,n- blned with It In the fashion of the
Th.Tft.S T. ",,uPp,y'n,g!mora"'t which demands variety. Er
their fur needs this winter, while : min. alwl h1ll ,.,.. , A ' r , I
plenty of wanted furs are to be had
aad while prlcee are sua not much
bove th ordinary.
, Moakey jotaa the Chris Lmae Fnr
: Rank.'
Many of the fura that Santa Claus
fill bestow thla season are trimmed
with . monkey, which la enormously
'ashlonable Just aow; but monkey Is a
langerous fur to buy unless .one may
cast It Mlde regardless of expense
whoa Its fad-time has passed, in it
self monkey- U not a beautiful fur
and though it haa a certain vogue at
th moment. It la too pronounced and
too harsh to endure long la fashion.
Th woman who relies. on her Christ-
turs for two or thro seasons'
wear should pick out a pelt of some
stability as far a style U concerned,
Skunk Is such a fur, so is pointed tox,
which never goes out of fashion be
cause of Its beauty and great beoom
tngnesu. Mink Is also a safe fur to
buy, provided one secures a handsome
quality, for cheap mink fades badly
and soon looses Its artificial darkness
and richness of texture.
The set of ermine and monkey pic
tured Is a good example of a faddish
fur style of thin season a very smart
and attractive fur style for ths woman
who ean afford to Indulge in passing
whims of fashion, but an unsafe style
for the woman who Is buying now for
next winter as well as this. The er
mine and monkey set combine s
much-draped muff with a ruffle at one
end and V huge bow of the spotless
ermine at the other. The neckpiece has
also a big bow, with one end stand
ing up over the ear In this season's
dashing style. This set la elaborately
trimmed with monkey and is Intended
for afternoon wear with formal cos
tumes. Kriuino Not Worn Itefure Lunch.
Krmine is essentially a formal fur
and Is not worn by well-dresaed
women In the morning, save In the
shape of a tiny cravat attached to a
seal coat or some such dainty trlm-
mln- 1" the evening ermine Is ideally
1 .. ..... . . i .J. '
mine and blue fox is a favored combi
nation and a very effective one and
a scarf and muff set of these furs, for
meatre wear, mny easily touch the
five hundred dollar mark. There are
two kinds of blue fox; the cenulne
and the blue-dyed fox. The latter Is
white fox treated to a dyeing process
which gives it tho soft, indescribable
ton of the blue fox. Seen apart from
the genuine pelt, this blue-dyed fox Is
so much like the higher priced genu-1
ine blue fox that only an expert could j
detect the Imitation; but put the two
fur together and you will see in the
genuine pelt the bluish cast which!
gives the fur Its name. For mark
you, blue fox Is no more blue than
"hunting-pink" is pink. The fur haa
a rosy smoke color sad as has been
said, only la the highest priced blue
Talhery White ztox fleem woei atop3 isn-e
fox skins does one detect the Mulsh
tinge. 5
Polo Furs This Year's Fad.
The very smartest thing In "email
furs" as furriers term a neckwear
and muff combination is the pole i
set; and every young woman not al
ready provided with one of theee eaucy
polo sets Is hoping that Banta "Claus
will have one for her on Christmas
morning. The muff in a polo sat la as
round as a muff can possibly be and
is supposed to represent the polo ball.
The long sc&rt suggests the mallet
and sometimes a crossptece of the fur
is attached to make the mallet sug
gestion even stronger. Of course a
polo cap of fur accompanies the polo
set and th whole set 1 charmingly
becoming to a pretty young girl, pic
tured la a polo set of Hudson seal and
on cap, soart and muff are appllqued
embroidered motifs done with old blue
and dull rose silk.
Oold tinsel ornaments are also
Tb
f i 1 1 i f i . i - r
whu dresses wait will appreciate aa nn-te-daie Kecksow
c
burning question
most!
women, at, Christmas time, is
what to seleot tor the particular
man. He may be a husband, or
lover, or merely a friend who possesses
Interesting possibilities of becoming
either of the other two. Perhaps he
Is only a brother. He may be a son.
At any rate he t the Important man
who must be provided with an ap
propriate and acceptable Christmas
gift, and the problem is what to se
lect within one meana
Ther ere a menv thouund. Bf '
things one may give to women, from I
a sachet for the cornet to a diamond
pendant; but one may not load up man
with little belongings that will clut
ter his room and be a burden to his
for
The Black PasKes' in
Una Hamster1 Motor
Coat are Ectuoed by
Black Kbnkfi'yTur''
TTnTWrrurvfj
soul. He will never think of packing
them uway in their tissue wrappings,
as woman not infrequently does, to
pass along to some one else another
Christmas season. He will tear hla
hair figuratively over the problem
of "what on earth to do with the
blamed thing," if it does not Imme
diately appeal to his fancy as fulfilling
some long unsatlefled need and the
real needs of men are so dlscourag
'nK'y 'W, It seems to the woman bent
on ending him exactly the Christmas
oesiranie.
Then again, attractive gifts for men I
cost so much money. One may notj
buy brass smoking sets, fitted leather!
dressing cases, blanket bathgowns or
seta 'of books for a song, and the day
of home-made Christmas gifts for
man Is rapidly speeding by. Hand
emoroiaereti slippers, knitted muf-'
f'.-v un.nuua Ml UUnfl iCrTOr f
and not gratitude in the average male I
of modern times and glove and eollsr""
boxes of silk and ribbon drive him
into a fine frensy unless the fingers
that fashioned them are very dear m -
deed. One may buy a dollar chemise
for a woman friend and wrap It in a
dainty package, sure of lu welcome
on Christmas morning among other
gift packages; but imagine sending a
man a three-fourths wool union suit
similarly tricked out with holly paper
and red ribbon! Alas tor the days of
the mustache cup which was always
acceptable and always managed to get
broken before another Christmas came
around!
. Several modern gifts tor man ar
suggested herein, and there is not a
man living who smokes who would
not wax enthusiastic over the con
venient smoking and reading lamp
The lamp is really an electrolier and
th electrio light wire may pas np
thpAiith tit lt.nn.rn n V. ..).....
i .... vw. -, wauw-M.. v. W MWUIfU
Van aval-head an that th autntvfnkiwM
placed on seal caps this winter and
1 one particularly fetching sealskin tur
ban, with a soft,' turned up brim, has
:a fan-shaped ornament of gold tinsel
;at the front, with two gilt buttons
.above it." ' 1'f'" '
j Fitch, so fashionable last winter, is
still much wont and It will bo safe to
'select fitch as th Christmas fur, aa
Ipeclally if one secures the German
j fitch whloh is likely to become harder
I to get as the months roll by. German
fitch Is much 'deeper and softer in
color than th creamy toned Russian
fltoh, and is much sought for smart
little cravats and small, almost ball
shaped muffs In which the narrow
fltoh skins are set in strip effect. But
the woman who is looking ahead for
practical wear In her Christmas fur
j should select handsome pointed fox,
skunk or wolf this yea? very pop
ular pelt, for the dainty furs lik fltoh.
1 ermine, aounsay ana cuiucmna squir
rel are for formal wear with velvet
costumes, or other costumes of gala
character, and will not gtv th serv
ice and satisfaction in constant use
accorded by fox, skunk or, wolf.
Hamster Smart For Motoring.
, The automobile coat may be more
conspicuous and barbaric la its effeot
of luxury than the ooat designed for
street wear, and civet. Jeopard and
hamster are popular' pelts for th car.
pictured is a, new automobile ooat of
hamster trimmed with a fringe of
monkey below the' wide bind which
separates the loose upper-part of the
coat from th ripple skirt, la spit of
its consDlcuousness, this gaily marked
coat is the essence of good style. Its
lines are vary graceful and the trim
mini of monkey accentuates th black
markings In th Hamster. Monkey fur
bands the smart hat, but th ooat nas
cuffs and collar of hamster a not
of excellent style. ,
Ripple Far Wraps For Dressy Wear.
Costly pelts are lavishly used la the
new ripple coats, but most graceful
lines ar produced by using fur this
way. Th short wrap of moleskin Il
lustrates thla Th back of th wrap
1 almost a ripple cape which points
downward below th hip whll at
the front the little wrap Is a short ooat
with set-in sleeve. A flat kimono
collar and band of leal add much
smartness to this wrap and aocentu-
1 ate Its simple, graceful lines. A o-
iquetUsh touch Is th three-quarter
may be moved about from easy chair
j to piano, or even carried into th bed
! room when his lordship desires to read
in bed. Nothing is forgotten in this
excellent device for making man eon
tented at home of an evening.
Equally practical are desk fittings
usually appreciated by the man not
already supplied with such belong-
k Set that should harmonlas
th masculine surroundings.
Illustrated ate a brass Ink and
' calendar set of admirably compact
jSlse. The woman who presents her
jbuaband with a desk calendar which
'marks each day separately must take
1 uPn berself the duty of changing the
date every morning tor her spouse
will never, never attend to ' it and
much aa be may enthuse over th gift
on Christmas morning, she will prob
ably note when dusting in August that
the cheerful January 1st still smiles
from the calendar. ' - '
Mufflers for wear with evening
clothes are among the practical gifts
for men. Three new styles ar pic
tured in th new knitted silk muf
flers which ar now much th fashion.
Bought In th shops, these handsome
mufflers coat from fir to fifteen dol
lar each, but the woman who knits
can make on for about four dollar
the cost of th Silk. Band embroid
ered linen handkerchiefs ar always
prised by man, especially if thai
N
) i stetw- J i
U A tVeu
, 0 ay and PhmJa ihis
RiV?1 Wia of Kole
v-ilb-gesl Collar'
sleeve ; which shows the long whit
kid gloves Always effeot suggest .
lvs of formality.
Paquln designed, arly in th sea '
ion, a very attractive uttw wrap 01
kolinsky which acoompanted a brows .
crepe meteor calling costume ordered
for an autumn troussead. The kolin
sky wrap was simply a long strip of
the fur possibly a yard and a half
long which was drawn -over th
shoulders and fastened below the bust
at its upper corners, thTTewer cor
ners hanging in two deep points while
th fronts of the wrap slanted apart
The top of the kolinsky strip ap-,
peered to be turned back on ltaoll
to form a flat collar and wide, sofi
ties of brown satin fell at either sid
of th front. This simple and perfect
little tnr wrap was lined with Juunt
colored Futurist silk splaahad . over
with little green and brown leaves.
Manning' W Wraps for Christmas.
Santa Claus has wld choice wh
It comes to the Christmas fur coat
He may select a handsome affair ol
Hudson seal, which la of course dyed
muskrat of fine quality: or a lee ex
pensive model of nearseat Even this
latter will cost fifty dollars er mor
while th Hudson seal garment -wilt
mount Into thre figures. These coats
com In very fanciful shapes this sea
son, a favorite style being the Cossack
model, with low belt and wide ripple
Skirt Even th plain seal coat in un- .
belted Style flare considerably at the
lower edge and the draped wrap of
last year 1 quite hopeless unless mads
over with mor fur. , . .
. . Caraoul of th finer ,grads makes a
very satisfactory coat but cheap cara
oul Is clumsy and the bits of skin
sewed together In such coats are apt
to rip apart after a little, causing end
less trouble and annoyance. The Cos-
aacK coat pictured is of broadtail, a
cotly but very beautiful black fur
which Is so distinguished It needs no
trimming, though sometimes a little
ermine cravat Is added to lighten it
up near the face. Moire pony is an
other black fur much used in coats,
and If bought In good quality this pelt
should give satisfactory wear. Bui
avoid cheap shiny black ponyskln as
you would tlQ plague.
The ermine wrap pictured Is one of
thla year's - most distinguished fur
evening wraps, ' The spotless ermine If
effectively trimmed with black ermio'
tails and Arctic fox.
loved feminine fingers have dona th.
initialing or the embroidered full
name in the corner now the accepted
mode. , But since this work requires
great skill and is ruinous to. th eye
sight most women have the embroid
ering done for five or six cents a let
ter in th shops where fine handker
chief are sold and let It go at that
For the man who owns a yacht or
even a small sailboat or motorboat,
set of six napkins and small table
cloth embroidered with his club bur
gee will be a delightful gift
Xotepaper stamped with the house
address is also- a nice gift for a man
who unless he is very fastidious about
personal belongings seldom owns cor
rect stationery of his own but writes
on his wife's paper at home, and on
business paper at the office. Note
paper for the man should be of heavy,
cream laid linen with sheets and en
velopes of rather large else. Cresti
and monograms are barred by gooc
taste, but the address may be stampc
at the top In neat lettering.
JET AND PEARL BEADS
NOW THE FAD
CHE strings of. Jet and pearl bead
worn with winter frocks and
blouses are exceedingly smart
and are In better taste than the string
of out Jet which is really correct only
for formal wear. The black and
white beads form a very soft, pleas
ing cdmbinatlon and they are effective
with ' either black or white gowns.
Thee strings come In various length!
in the shops but they are rather high
priced and the average Woman will
prefer to buy her Jet and pearl beads
by the gross and string them herself. v
In stringing beads tor a necklace al
ways us two strands, so that It en
happens to give way the othar will
hold th beads until you are abl to
restrlng them. Btrong embroidery ,
floss Is th best thing to string large
beads on and the ends of the Hose
should be run back through two or
three beads, after being passed
through the olaap, and knotted firmly.
A knot tied at the elasp la very apt ''
rk loo in th eoura f tlas.