Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 252, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 October 1913 — SCARF AND MUFF OF ERMINE FASHIONABLE PLUSHES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SCARF AND MUFF OF ERMINE FASHIONABLE PLUSHES

AS befits so rich fur the scarf and muff of ermine shown here are plain and exquisitely made. Ermine, in the body of both pieces, is made up without the points of black, which only appear in the trimming. It depends on the furrier for variety, as nearly all fashionable furs do this season. It is the manner in which skins are matched, arranged and sewed together that provides individuality in style for the wearers of handsome furs. This careful making is a big item in the matter of expense, also. The amount of work involved in making a set like that shown here 1b not realised until one sees how many small pieces—shaped and themselves 'priced —mußt be joined with the most painstaking exactness to make even a , small scarf. Ermine Is a luxury for the rich, and not suited to general wear. It is, in fact, more attractive in a small neck piece than in a long and ample Bcart It really appears to best advantage as a trimming for other furs or on neckpieces and muffs made of velvet and chiffon. Ermine made up without the black points is called "pure ermine" and is quite the fashion for the coming season. It is fairly durable, bus, of course, .soils easily. People who can afford iseveral sots are those who will indulge themselves in the pure white of this fur and reserve it to wear upon high occasions. • But the scarf and muff pictured here may serve as guides for making up sets in some of the remarkably handsome plushes g which are as fashionable as fur. The e flat muff and the, long and modely wide scarf are Just as comible in plush **s in fur. - A good Iplush is handsomer than a cheap fur. The best idea of the new season la the use of plushes for making matched seta, muff, neck-piece and turban. There was never so great a variety of plushes to choose from, and

they were never before in such high favor. Neckpieces, as a rule, are smalL Very few scarves as large as the ermine piece pictured here will be found in fur or plush sets. There is no very substantial reason for so large a scarf; the long ends are not an added protection. Beds for muffs are made of down, or very satisfactory one may be made

of wool batting. The down beds are sold in the shops ready made and simplify the work of the woman who makes her own muff. Plushes are to be bought In narrow or wide weaves. Most of the heavier ones suitable for these sets are woven a yard and a half wide. Three-quar-ters of a yard will make.a muff and scarf. JULIA BOTTOMLKY.