Show A royal article of apparel from time immemorial ermine hag been one of the favorite articles of royalty and dignity the state robe of the ducle was originally lined with ermine this is emblematical of purity and honor without a stain the kinds and emperors of old were almost always portrayed with of ermine or with lining to their wrappings made of this exquisite fur for borne years it has been less in demand although why aliis is so it would be difficult to imagine for certainly nothing in the way of fur is half as beautiful and dressy the ermine is a email animal found in extremely northerly latitudes it turns slightly brown in summer but in winter i w ditc except the tip of the tail which is of a jet black one of the distinguishing marks of ermine is a slightly yellowish tinge on the sides of the body and the white part of the tall it is said to be impossible to imitate this and it therefore adds to the value of the genuine fur the skin is very small from one hundred and fifty to two hundred skins and sometimes more beins used in a single parra ent |