FUR FACTS 49 



women are very fond of Blue fox and they make up into very beau- 

 tiful neck pieces. There are several shades of blue fox varying from 

 the darker blue brown skins commanding the highest prices, the 

 finest colors coming from Alaska. They are found also in Siberia 

 and Greenland and have been very successfully raised by the United 

 States Government on the Pribiloff Islands. 



. Marmot 



The marmot is usually dyed by furriers and is found in Northern 

 Manchuria. It is classified in the fur trade as blue marmot and 

 yellow marmot, the finer qualities coming under the heading of blue 

 marmot. The blue marmot are bluish brown in color, and the yellow 

 marmot are yellowish brown. However, the marmot are usually 

 dyed and seldom made up in their natural state. It is a coarse 

 wiry sort of fur and is used principally for coats. 



Nutria 



The nutria is brown in color and closely resembles the beaver, 

 except that it is shorter in fur. 



WHITE FURS 

 White Fox 



The white fox is found in Alaska and Siberia and other far north- 

 ern regions. The white fox is pure snow white. The finer skins 

 are used in their natural color, but the poorer and stained skins are 

 dyed platinum color, taupe color, blue fox color, etc. The white fox 

 lends itself to dye better than any other fur on account of its pure 

 white color. 



The Arctic Hare 



The Arctic hare is snow white in color and its fur is very similar 

 in density and thickness to the white fox, except that it is not so 

 long, being about one half the depth and not nearly so good in quality. 

 In fact the fur is very brittle and will break off. The difference 

 between white fox and Arctic hare can be readily detected by 

 simply brushing the fur the wrong way. If the small tips of the 

 hairs break off, you can be reasonably sure that it is Arctic hare and 

 not white fox. The Arctic hare are found principally in Russia 

 and are dyed into different colors and used as cheap imitations of 

 other fine furs, but it is easy to distinguish this class of stuff from 

 furs of fine quality. An infallible test is the one given above, as the 

 Arctic hare will always break off and the white fox never will 



