Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — Rabbit Skins Used to Imitate Almost Any Fur [ARTICLE]

Rabbit Skins Used to Imitate Almost Any Fur

Rabbits, though a great agricultural misfortune to Australia and New Zealand. fetch to those commonwealths a very considerable annual revenue from the sale of their pelts. The latter furnish the bulk of the commercial material for felt hats, and are largely used for fashionable furs. There’ Is hardly any fur in the market that Is not Imitated by the skillful preparation of rabbit skins, the art having attained so high a perfection that they are made to counterfeit even seal, otter and ermine. - r-