ABOUT FURS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19254, 17 February 1926, Page 7

ABOUT FURS.

"Smoke." fox in a rather, dark ehads '* ■ ' will be seen a good deal during the com* ing seasoa, and "natural" red hx will take a new lease of Ijfe, doubtless lie. ■ cause it combines so well, with fee new < tawny orange velvet which id ti> fcfli fashicnable for late autumn and early winter wear. Brightly coloured furs ar© the ; ' most striking of all the Dyed '■ '! shaved lamb is-a pulfc which i«e furriers are going to bring to the fore It is produced in every colour imaginable; the " favourite shades, howdveiy. embmce aftlpl i the greens. _ An interesting v&titare-is the combination of several different iuirs in one garment. Shaved' lamb, iiquiml, and ermine are used together fttr shbrfc ' ' coatees, and checked effects' are .! by joining tanall pieces of fur which vary in colour and texture. A Wonderful "chessboard" coat of black and whit© f - ermine is by rior. Ermine *i "chess-board" borders raake ; a fashionable-finish to crepe d« chine and velvet evening wraps. Constant practice has taught -the-• -French.;futweriO to/N treat white rabbit skins' in such; a way that only an expert cart distinguish them ■ from real ermine. Good rabbit-ermino is becoming quite expensive; the reason may be found in the fact that hundreds of skins may have to be discarded in the selection of rabbit pelts for a smart garment. Only .exceptionally fine a:nd even skins can command high prices, CaracuJ, like beaver and a manner of other "flat" skins, if) to be prominent among the fashionable fnrs this season. Whole fox skins, with the head and tail attached, are used to trim the enffa as weU as t.ne collars of the new coats, giving the garments a magnificent, almost barbaric ap* pearance.