Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1913 — PURELY FEMININE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

PURELY FEMININE

USE FUR TRIMMINGS LEADING MODISTES INSIST ON THIS METHOD OF DECORATION. Small Pieces Enhance the Beauty of Any Costume—Sometimes Serve as Shoulder Straps—Follow Satin and Chiffon. An Idea of the number of ways in which small bits of fur may be used may be had by glancing at any of the afternoon and evening toilettes In these days. A gown of cloth will have epaulettes of fox or squirrel. A dance frock will have a row of little furry heads across the bodice instead of a row of roses, or.the' narrowest possible bands of fur around the edge of the short, filmy sleeves, or a tiny edging on the chiffon tunic. Collars on ever/ sort of gowns are likely to be finished with a bit of fur on the

upper edge, and. sometimes an entire collar, close-fitting as will* be made of the fur —a separate one or attached. Cuffs on tailored suits of velvet and broadcloth and all the novelty goods from Paris are pretty sure to be of fur, and many a suit, as well as a fur coat, boasts big round buttons of seal or mole or ermine. The evening wrap, if it is not made wholly of fur, can hadlly be said to rank high unless it has at least a broad collar and revers of some soft fur, and per-

haps a fur rose or buttons as a fastening. Often it is bordered all around with the fox or ermine, or whatever chances to have been chosen. The best of the French wraps seem designed to give contrast, as except in the case of a few all white models—white velvet edged with ermine or white fox, for instance—a dark fur is usually chosen to ornament a light brocade or velvet, and a white or very light fur on a dark wrap. One of the very attractive accessories of the cloth suit or the afternoon gowns is a large combination collar „and jabot made of fine lace, with fur trimming. This is worn outside the coat of a suit. Sometimes the entire collar is made of the fur, fastened in the back, and there are small sable heads or what not down the center of the large double frill. Narrow band trimmnlgs of fur are used on chiffons, and even laces and sometimes a band of fur serves as a shoulder strap, instead of the more familiar band of rhinestone or pearls. A charming frock of girlish type was seen recently. The blouse and tunic were made of fine shaded lace, and decollete bodice being finished with a row of tiny pink silk roses veiled by the lace. The skirt was bordered by a band of swansdown. The frock pictured is of pale yellow satin and chiffon with a lace tunic. Two narrow bands of skunk extend from the shoulders in straight panel effect down the front to three-quarters the length of the skirt, slanting away to a point at the back. A panel of lace threaded with gold begins below the bust line, extends down between rows of fur and forms the tunic, which reaches below the knees. The skirt crosses over at the left side, forming a slashed effect at the bottom. The other is a frock of silver tissue draped up at the right side, showing an opening at the bottom. The skirt is crossed by a band of black fox. The tunic and bodice are of mother of pearl beading with handsome motifs and fringe. A band of fur encircles the waist and is finished with a velvet flower.

MARY DEAN.