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Show Furs Fashionable for Young Girls THIS is a year when the least expensive ex-pensive furs are the most fashionable fashion-able At leist the furs that ure rnst in vogue are those which have formerly been among Ihe least costly grades, although, al-though, of course, their widespread popularity popu-larity has inevitably raised nil prices. Soft gray opossum, pretty brown beaver, mink, I'rcm h senl and then white fox these ure the kinds of furs that are fashionable fash-ionable for young girls this winter. Collar and cuff pieces instead of long boa or wide stole are extremely smart, and a round shaped collar is hound to i be lower In cost than n long boa or wide cape which has lo be ol considerable size to appear like anything at nil These collar pieces arcs shaped and finished in back whs of apparently enormous dimensions dimen-sions will now look only a trroall affair. The envelope rnuff, with the skina open und laid over a tiny inner muff of satin, Is still a favorite model, but a plain, flat muff ornamented with head and tails of the- animal is equally in vogue. With the return of short sleeves has come again tho long extension muff, ns it might bo called, with wide end pieces that can either bo rolled back on the muff itself or pulled up over the kid fclove almost it the elbow. Thi mutY is especially pretty la soft heaver, with coat collar, of course, to correspond. As short sleeve gowns are not worn in the street by young girls this muff is not necessary, but the saiua rounded shape, narrow at the culls, is a luvorito one, as it fits up so enug und warm over the wrists Light gray baby Jamb trimming a suit of corduroy or cheviot of cxrrcbji.nnling color Is extremely smart. The coat may bo bordered nil around with a narrow band of the fur, which with collar uud cuff atluched and a muff to complete tho whole makes a delightfully smart little costume. Iiluck fur is certalolv not In the first rank of favor this year, and when u dark fur is desired brown is Ihe finorite There are numerous different kimlx of brown and vcllowish fur. ti.,. -. such a way that the one piece of fur can be worn with every separate jacket. Tho fur is lined with satin and then either pinned to the coat or attached by small hooks und eyes or clasps which will not show if Ihe suit is worn at any time without the fur. Some few of the new colli r pieces are shaped square like sailor collars or else cut in pointed revcrs in front, but u plain rounded shawl collar is ure to be in good taste and is more likely to bei ionable, from hopurd to miiskrat. Ju tli long haired skins brown fo is much iu demand, and, of course, the pointed fov Is always Miiart, althougu t.ot s, m.id, in favor for young ejrs 1(.s tie. hi;T ' stay fox or white. The darkest shades of brown fox are intensely becon.i,,. 1)t tho hxhter dyes are more y-ut l.tl d are more uttractivc with a Ji- Lt colored cunt iime. White fur nre an popular as ever for young girls. There s nothmi: so . ur,,,;. . with youthful coloring , tt U t w hit yux and a wide white collar a a J ,r ! lynx muff w.ll make a set lint any -u can Le proud of ow ning. 3 " A fur collar is now 'always lined with satin or rdni ted chiffon, a double th ckn -ts of tur being Hdoui seen Jn any style of bo a or stoic whatsoe ver. A f ur n.-c, ,4 which is not cut In the shape of a coat collar is generally shaped ti give somewhat some-what ot a c,,, effecf. Wj, tl0 n heads or string of tails at the back, often cauht dowu at each end to the front pieces of the cape, with ., opening for the arms to slip through. This makes one of the warmest styles of far eour there is. In the short haired skins. beaver, opossum, mink, c, small tie c-ollars are good for S' b.hl wear, as thev fasten close ' about the throat so as to be drllghtfull v warm, und still they w ill look equally well J with trim tailored coat or heavy uls"tcr. fl suitable with many different jackets than is the collar cut Iu the less ordinary model. A long haired skin, as fox or lynx, is sometimes seen with the head of the animal left at one end, this prcce fastened over the other where the coat fastens across at the top button. The tail of the animal is not left on and is seen only on the large flat mull. The shape of the fur cutTs must depend de-pend largely upon the sort of fur. Long haired skins, as skunk, lynx, fox, &C., are generally round and anywhere from al'OUt three to bIx inches in width. The short haired skins, on the other hand, are sometimes pointed in the centre so as to be quite a little wider on the outside of the sleeve than on the inside. Heaver, French seal nnd mink arc often shaped, but these skins, as well as the long haired furs, are just ns often made iu the plain round cuffs. A mull should be c. large as possible and flat. Schoolgirls do not, of course, carry muffs of so lurge jd.ro us their elder sister., but the muff which a few years |