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Show COLOR OF FURS CAREFULLY CHOSEN FOR HATS AND GOWNS. CFrcin Chicago Tribune.. . There is a touch of fur on all cloth costumes that are being brought in now and there i?. no investment that Is so well rewarded as that of a little good fur chosen as a trimming-. Whether it is in the small bit which is used as nn accessoiy or the expensive set, there is a distinct idea of choosing them in harmonlz'ng colors. Large sets of furs are chosen especially with reference to the empire coats and hats.. A favorite favor-ite combination is blue fox with purple, pur-ple, and with different shades of purple pur-ple also are worn chinchilla, silver fox and molj skin. With brown cloth good effects are gained from chinchilla, er-bine, er-bine, and white fox. Black lynx, that .charming and lately popular fur, is seen in some of the best sartorial efforts ef-forts combined with cream white cloth. Another combination, which is far more beautiful than it sounds, was that of the same cream cloth with gray trimmer. trim-mer. It was used as the border of a long cream coat, together with an ap- I plique of bold white guipure which planted itself half on the krlmmer and half on the cloth, breaking In this way the straight line down the front which would have otherwise been unavoid- : able. j Krimmer is a good substitute for chinchilla in achieving the fashionable gray, and brown combination, and it also is good on navy, cerise and some shades of mauve. One of the prettiest trimmings of gray fur possible was seen the other day on a. broadcloth coat suit Of dull blue. The coat was a blouse with long skirts sewed In 'with the effect of a tunic. There were chin- : chilla cuffs and collar in the shape of a small stole,, the ends being short enough to give it the. shape of a cravat. There was nn extremely narrow vest, which ran up and ended i:i a high band co!r. - -. . "-i-" " ... r . A ' - ,. . ... . - m. . ... . - - lar, which was formed of white guipure gui-pure laid over heavy cream satin. This vest hooked up through the middle and Mas plPed "vitn blue satin matching the i broadcloth on the edge and, just back i of the piplns". was set a close little row of tiny buttons covered with the blue satin. A soft knotted blue'-silk tie came down from under the fur collar, hanging loosely over the little white vest in from. The bias ends of this , also were edged with the little buttons but-tons set n 'it a close row, and below the narrow blue sleeves was a project- ' ing cuff of the white lace trimmed with ! the chinchilla. j . The natural sequel to the short-sleeved short-sleeved winter coat is the long gauntlet gaunt-let cuff of fur which some genius has designed to supply the deficiency. There also is a short, tight undersleeve which Ms put into some- of the latest coats which ma" 00 removed when the coat is required to look its smartest and best. The majority of fur coats, however, how-ever, are sleeved t0 the wrist, the little full boleros only being provided with voluminous wing sleeves. While these more fanciful garments are ptohibitivo in sables, mink and ermine, er-mine, and other furs of which the prices reach skyward, there are imitations imita-tions which are forcing themselves ! upon the consideration of even the fastidious. fas-tidious. There is an unknown fur that is dyed sable . color, and there is" a i Fiench ermine which is seen as a lining ! for stoles and the ends of muffs. This is one of the many species of rabbit, but, it. is soft and thick of texture and promises to be popular in helping out the list of fashionable white furs. Stone marten, when of the best quality qual-ity and having had the best treatment, is easily mistaken for Russian sable. It is a far more becoming fur when selected se-lected in the darkest skins to the now idol'zed mink- Mink, by the way. even in the lighter shades, is charming in combination with a certain brickish shade of terra, cottsr. A broadcloth tailor tai-lor coat suit in this color was finished with the vest and cuffs of white guipure gui-pure over while cloth, the outline of the lace being heavily traced with gold threads. A soft crepe de chine tie of a little lighter and softer color which shaded more to .the rose, while at the same time harmonizing with the terra cotta. made a particularly good effect, surmounted by a big stole of the dark mini.. |