MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF FURS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 47, 1 April 1914, Page 4

MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY OF FURS.

A. magnificent display of furs is at present on view at Messrs Tonks, Norton and Co.'B auction rooms, in Hereford Street, and on Friday and Saturday the public will have a'n opportunity of bidding for them at an auction sale to be held-4;here. The collection of carnivorous animal skins, mounted and lined I for use as floor rugs, would constitute an attractive display at any natural history exhibit. The skins give a good idea of the size of the animals, and the heads are so cleverly mounted as -to convey a good idea of the ferocity of the beasts when alive. There are skins of the maneless lion and lioness of Sarvo, Central Africa, which deserve special mention. Then there is a fine specimen of the Polar bear, and one of the black grizzly of the Rockies. Then there are some ' cosy automobile rugs in seal, 'trimmed with civet, leopard skin, marmot, lynx, and other furs, all of first- . class ,quality and handsome appearance. The fur coals, hovycvcr, make a spee&l appeal. A .beautiU'ul range of them are shown in different kinds of peltry, one of Hudson Bay seal (what we call musquash seal), trinnriod with civet, being particularly fascinating. A coat of tawny leopard skin, which is included in the collection, is very smart and novel, and ihen there are other coats of seaJ, plain and trimmed, marmot, bear, and various other furs. Fur sets of smart and up-to-date designs arc shown in black fox, blue fox, smoke fox, pointed Sitka, white Iceland fox, civet, Russian and Hudson Bay sables, etc. Really a finer collection of J'r.rs, both in skins, automobile rugs.. < oats and sets, lias probably never been shown in Christchurch, and the public should not miss this opportunity of acquiring at least some of them. They probably won't miss it, either, for once seen the furs recommend themselves so strongly that human nature, which i<? proverbially weak, could never possibly withstand them. Moreover, we understand these goods are to be sold absoj lutely without reserve, as the represenj tative is returning to Canada on the j first opportunity. The quality of the j goods is emphasised by the fact that ihey were specially brought over here I for the Auckland Exhibition, to give (the people some idea of the styles | dominating the fur trade in the big j centres of the world. —841.