Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1911 — Hire Their Furs and Wraps [ARTICLE]

Hire Their Furs and Wraps

Brand New Enterprise Haa Developed In London —Use of Perfumes Is Proh***lted.

London. —Pan are ao very much the rage In London this season that a brand new enterprise has been started, that of lending wraps, boas and muffs at a moderate price to those whose means do not admit of their buying what they wish outright. For Instance, If a woman Is going on a motor trip and wants to wear a warm and rich looking fur coat, yet has not money to Invest In one, she can hire one for whatever time she wants It at so much a day. Of course she must give unimpeachable references, for the woman who Is running this business is not taking any more risks than She has to. Already the Idea Is mooting with great favor among middle clash wofnen who cannot resist paying $26 to wear a $2,000 coat for • short time. The ordinary SIOO fur cloak is most in demand, however, and each a one can be had for an afternoon’s motoring or an evening at the opera for $1.60. One stipulation the proprietor of this fur renting establishment always Insists upon Is that no perfume shall ka used on the fme. as she declares

that It is months before the scent fades away from furs, and she finds that the perfume one woman likes is obnoxious to another woman, who will not rent the coat because of its odor. Muffs and boas of chinchilla ermine and sable are In great demand. and there are women who come regularly to the establishment to hire the same set of furs In which to make calls or go to matinees.