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-n Sunday. Oct. 9. 1955 DETROIT FREE PRESS Fabul 1 77le 11 Fakers After Mink, What? Furred Sweaters Will Be Ready For Christmas BY LAUREN A PRJUVGLE Fr PrK Fanhina Writer After mink, what? Meaning what can a girl who has mink get to kep ahead of the crowd In the last week, (several persona hit Detroit with a pos '-f i 'iff jr sible answer, Things are not what they seem. With science in the fashion picture everything needs a double-take.

Fur fabric is a good example. Fake far can iool the best of use 50 pates. There is broadtail cloth, leopard cloth and there is the whole family of synthetic furs that burst upon the winter coat market with a resounding bang this season after a year's test run. Gradually the couture is being won over. Just this fall France used satin made of synthetic fibers in its most topnotch collections.

For shopping information call WO 2-1600 before 5 p.m. Monday. After that time write the Fashion Writer, Detroit Free Press, Detroit 31, enclosing a stamped, self -addressed envelope. among them two fellows from Manhattan, Irving- Tepper A Fancy styling of man-made fur fabric by the dexterous hand of Claire McCardll. This is a great coat of o'rl-legm, that fulfills the promise to look and feel like the sheared natural pelts that are so fashionable.

The fastenings are straps of blond leather to match the coat material. The leather detail is repeated on the pockets. In a storm, the shawl collar can roll high over the wearer's head. $125. It looks like leopard.

It feels like leopard. But of course, it is leopard cloth in a two-yard straight stole lined with fine black satin. $20. Worn over a stem sheath of black jersey with cap sleeves and a monk's cowl neckline. $17.98.

It looks like tweed. It is a cotton knit, Combined with sage green jersey in the blouse department, this suit is of green flecked with whit. The jacket is nipped-short in bell-hoy styling and decorated with green buttons and a jersey scarf. $39.95. This classic sweater set pulls a neat switch.

It is made of yarn that has 20 per cent fur in it. Combined with lambs-wool and nylon the end-result is a cashmere look. The set comes in mouth-watering shades: Wheat, shrimp, lotus, robin's egg blue, chestnut, pimento, parfait pink, banker's gray, wood violet, coraline, white, golden glow, strawberry, oxford, spray green and sage. Cardigan. $10.98.

Pull-on $8.98. Leopard fabric bag, $5. It looks like wool. It feels like wool. It is Swiss rayon, an imported fabric that is a featherweight joy to those for whom wool is Tin comfortable.

There is Old World precision in the block pattern of two shades of gray and its punctuating nub? of raspberry wool yarn. The narrow collar and cuffs are of white ribbed silk. $45. "ft- and Herbert 4 Eckert. The boys are furriers, have been In the business for some time A.

W- and their an- Miss swer is: Fur-trimmed cashmere cardigans. In addition to the already Introduced fox trimming on sweaters, Tepper and Eckert have been doing- some interesting thing like white ermine sailor collars on black 5- i 'fifth sk 1 0j Wit cashmere, blue beaver tuxedo collars on white, black-dyed mink on orsl boleros, yellow frx on yellow, and leopard on beige. Some thought has been put into altering the sweater lines here and there for a tricky effect a back At -V Is i if! 7 5 I -M i i 4 71 ft 4 i A shorter length and so forth. The boys will start filling orders from Detroit stores well in advance of Christmas buying. Time Out For Nat Greene's store on Liver-nois was doing a brisk business in high fashion when suddenly a.

calm feminine voir pleaded an ominous "Attention, please'' over the PA. The wheels of pommerc halted and the well modulated tones continued with deadly calm "Ladies, the Dodgers have won the World Series, 2 to 0." Business resumed its feverish pare. Mr. G's new maternity shop In Dearborn opened for business last week and plans are Jn the Eastland hopper for the Greenes to have a maternity shop in that renter too. Mors Immediate are th plans for a big fashion show of high styles at Holiday Manor on Oct.

17. It. will benefit. California's City of Hop cancer project. Hairhow Back Again When New Tork hair stylist Lura Gez went to Europe last summer, the big hair-bow which she has worn in lieu of hat for ages and which has become a trademark with her came in for marked attention.

Hairdressers were particularly interested and kept borrowing it to ry on special customers. The vogue will probably turn up "as new European trick" In a couple of seasons. Are Thry Serious? France's answer to the cocktail hat is a dress with a hood that ties on top. (See photo.) in- S3? i i Vr i There has been slight evidences of a renaissance of face-veiling. So far thes have been wispy bits of plain net just covering the forehead, Decoration is held to minimum perhaps ven ts ft single rhinestone..