Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 October 1918 — DAINTY FOX FURS POPULAR [ARTICLE]

DAINTY FOX FURS POPULAR

Fortunate Purchasers of Last Season ► Find Their Guesses Were Good. M to Style. Moths that of yore' luxuriated in fur neckwear have had a distressing season." With one’s faithful fox aired on all save the hottest days, there was little danger from the little rascals. Snowy white fox furs undoubtedly take first place, and so there has been an ever-increasing demand for the beautiful skins,, in spite of the fact of their ever-increasing price. , So those women whose last season’s purchase of such a tie has enabled them to follow this season’s sash-

ion most promptly and successfully—and also economically—have much cause to congratulate themselves, for a new purchase would have meant a larger outlay. On the other hand, It must be admitted that the purchase of a white fox fur either presupposes the possession of another and darker piece, or suggests the advisability of making a second purchase. For, of course, snowy spotlessness is essential to its charm, and the success of the wearer’s whole toilette, a so-called white fox which shows the slightest sign of soiling or dinginess being a very sad sight So either It must be reserved for very special occasions, and costumes, or It must pay frequent visits to the cleaner, who can give It a new lease of life and loveliness. And In the meantime another fox scarf must be available,'either one of those beautiful “cross” varieties, which blend black, and gray, and white, and tawny tints, or else one of the red fox skins, whose almost orange tone is favored alike by blond and brunette, and which Is going to be very much In evidence during the next season. And, in order that the color and contrast of the furs madejbe made still more effective by repetition, some of the newest velours hats have been dyed to exactly this same gorgeous redorange shading. And beautiful—and beautifying—things they are.