Show coats andar and wraps 1 S pretty retty an and d warm M an arctic winter Is 19 headed tills this way the news la Is in the very air not because the weather man mail tins has confided the prophecy cy but because a glorious season of fashions in tura furs has opened dress authorities say there has never been a time in all their experience when furs fura alone had bad such a vogue lind and literally dominated tho the entire category of styles always says a fr fashion ishlon writer in the vow york times n woman who went in for good clothes has had a fur coat j jacquette for debutante Is made of scotch mole trimmed with ermine in her winter layout it was the one note of indulgence in her wardrobe her pride and the envy of her less fortunate f friends it if her estate cli chanced ancel to be one of affluence the coat was sable the lost last word in luxury for sable like rubles tins has ever had bad high value tho the possessor of a sealskin cont coat was once regarded as a person of rank in tile tha world of fashion one fur wrap was thought in days past to bo be a sut suf blessing for any one person and not so long ago the shopkeeper who offered fur garments to ills rich customers had often to employ all of ills his salesmanship to per persuade sunde them to buy fur instead of cloth for outer wraps the automobile changed all that for fur motor coats became a necessity driving in the open it was impossible to acee keep warm warin in anything but furs and the motor salesman became quite an ally of the denter dealer in fu furs rs enveloping wraps and ankle length coats of tho the heavier furs were built in modish models and tile tho vogue was established all of the coarser varieties of fur were used for those first utility wraps raccoon opossum coney ring ringtail tall civet cat with the inevitable result that these came into prominence and their prices soared craze for furs fura now that there Is a craze for furs fura a woman who goes to buy her winter outfit selects as ninny many fur arn wraps ps as formerly sho she bought cows of cloth and velvet and brocades brocaded bro cades slie site finds need for a long coat for street and carriage wear tho carriage now being a limousine this coat may bo of sealskin caracal cara cul broadtail squirrel or any ona of several novelty furs and fur fabrics fabrica combined with real fur mink Is of course more costly but Is popular for fair service and dressy daytime occasions this fur belongs to a woman of position in the social world her grandmother was proud to own a mink cape or a half length dolman the woman or of today wears a mink coat instep length or a n soft wrap that completely covers her the cost of it would have dressed the lady of the dolman for a year T the lie affluent one wears russian sable not for the lay day only but for all kinds of formal dress ns well weil ermine belongs traditionally to the trappings of royalty and Is ever a thing of beauty and refinement As an entire garment it was not so popular formerly as now made into gorgeous wraps and coats long and short the most exclusive models in ermine of parisian origin are cut full with wanton use of the fur some are the wide wraparound wrap around garments some have a flaring flounce are paneled or scalloped T A a gorgeous wrap of ermine a circular cape of the fur falls from the neck to a low waistline rich begs upon richness in another style of uncommon grace the upper part of the wrap Is drap draped ed about the shoulders at one side where the fur drops in a point rind and Is finished with a long heavy tassel of silk in many of the now new styles fur Is draped as freely as if it were slik silk or any lighter material for the ball and dinner gown made of the lovely now new fabrics in delicate shades a wrap of ermine to Is the he most suitable of all furs but human fickle i ness t that bat so easily trans transfers fers patronage tins has lost some of its passion for ermine as aa a dressy wrap since th the e fur has been so generally used for more common wear in street coats and so BO widely and cleverly imitated E ermine Is essentially a fur for youth and the most engaging garments made of it are shown in tile the misses and junior models some are long to wear over the dainty dance frocks others in the short jacquette style have a decided cac cachet liet ono one among the many charming samples of these little coats Is made of black velvet and lined with ermine a narrow band of the fur showing all around the edge about the collar and the cuffs the novel feature of this model Is that it may bo be worn inside out which the flapper finds amusing sealskin tins has come back into its own and Is more pr pular this season than it tins has been for many years not tile the same old coat in stereotyped model that endured so long but now new styles that have decided elegance the very latest sealskin coat Is made with no other fur and no trimmings its skins are selected and the lines of the garment are quite new designers have shown the keenest interest in handling this fur and have presented several models of distinction one Is a coat cut in straight lines from the throat to the instep the general build of the garment being boxy the sleeves straight and rather wide A voluminous collar that crushes above the chin and wide slightly flaring cuffs are added A dressier model in seal Is cut after the plan of a cloth cont coat tho the skirt in three tiers being attached to the waist one other Is a loose wraparound wrap around with wide sleeves and deep soft collar on this an ornament of bronze beads beada with two heavy tassels cassels forms the clasp over one hip |