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Show j SOME WINTER FASHIONS. I Menager:::- arc now the fashion., Jiut i ? cnly when they are worn! The menaj?- I I t-rie dear lo the hearts of the modern j' belle is trade up of a half dozen or j more tiny silver or gold animals. They ' f are fastened to a ring and are supposed i to dangle with a merry jingle from a chain, oftentimes jewel studded, j No menagerie is complete unless a 4 pis is conspicuous among the animals. Th other animate necessary are minia- I ture elephants, cows, tdieep, dogs, tig- f ers. bear?, horses, cats and curious I loosing little- camels. f I Russian tot-kinRS are the newest, t Surely they are novel enough to be the vogue. The fact that they are double ? almost to the instep is their chief pc-I pc-I s euliarity. But then there are other odd ; features. These stockings are also two. s ; toned and when correctly worn show a neat little silken roll just where the j ' alf begins to lose its generous full-! full-! ne.s. The foot, instep and the stock-i stock-i ing proper will be, for example, in I I bronze brown. The outer stocking is j - then in any color which will contrast I s prettily with it turquoise blue, yiolet f I or vellow. After the stocking is put on " in "the ordinary way, then the outer stocking is carefully turned back and t j rolled up until it forms a silken band, t ' The effect Is that of a bronze stocking S ; with a raised coil of turquoise blue, j or whatever color the outside stocking j may be intercepting it just above the i ,r instep. I ? Thee Russian stockings . now . cost f $7.50 a pair. They are worn with evens' even-s' ing gowns and later will be smart hosiery to wear with skating costumes. The roll will then just .come to the top . of the high boot. ' . .- ; . ! Th Ynaigrette-Tnost in demand just now 5s the one which' is most antique in appearance. The dull gold or "Indian- finish"-ii almost exrluvely used j for the top., 'ilariy of the' vinaigrettes have precious .stones sunk in the. gold. I Pome -have-the lucky four-leaf clover. I and otters' look like a small, rough I nugget. The bottles are much the shape i of the famous "tear bottles," and vary . through every cut of the glassmakers' I art. j Home are made of onyx, or porphyry and resemble a stick of sealing -wax I surmounted by a square gold top.- The most gorgeous have iridescent glass fpr j the bottle and a high-prieer jewel for the stopper. - I The Fifth avenue girl js like; the pic-'" ture of a Klondike belle this- season. I She is fur almost from her head to her heels. I In the past the height of her ambi- I- tion was to own a fur wrap. Now to this girl of fashion one fur wrap is as J nothing. To be satisfied she squires a varying collection of fur coats and capes-, collarettes and boas, with fur 1 hats and muffs to match. s ' The costliest and most beautiful fur garments made are bought by American Ameri-can women. Manufacturers the world over send their finest furs to this coun-) coun-) try. And the most extravagant seasons , of the past cannot begin to cope with ' the craze for furs this winter. Here are the reasons why: The fur garment has ceased to be clumsy and ungainly. It is cut to fit the figure as smartly as a London tailor gown. I All the newest frills of fashion are copied jn fur, and the new method of dressing the skins brings out every bit ? beauty and lustre that the fur is capable of showing. Nt-W: furs have been put upon the market in great plenty, novel fur com--binations have been introduced, and" old furs are being dressed in a new fashion so that there is f.reat variety (if colors and textures to select from. Sab!c- and chinchilla are the two furs i nut t in demand. For a woman ho I need not consider the price. Russian i pa bio is the fur of all others. The darker dark-er it is the more valuable. ITud'srm Hay sable ranks next in value to Russian Rus-sian sable and will be rrluc-h worn this season, as well as Alaska sable, which I is but another name for skunk. These f.urs are made ud in collarettes, neck sc:;rfs, pelerine? and lite new shaped capes, which curve up in front. They are also used to trim sealskin and otter ot-ter coats and mantels. Mink is one of the most reliable furs, which will be much used this winter. |