Judge — December 9, 1893 — page 41: what you’re looking at

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SHaAyNE AMERICAN SUPREMACY CONCEDED. The Fur Garments Manufactured by €. C, Shayne, of New York, Admitted by Forelgn Experta to be the Best in the World [eros a“ Jur" connesronpENT.] Cicaco, Nov. 13.—One of the noticeable things, now that the World’s Fair has closed, is the position in which it leaves American manufacturers as com- pared with those of Europe. The Exposition accom- plished its greatest commercial results in demonstrat- ing the tremendous strides which this country has taken in the manufacture of articles which have here- tofore achieved their greatest perfection on the other side of the Atlantic, It is evident now that America leads in the manu- facture of silver goods, hats, jewelry, carriages, etc. Its excellence over the world in making up fine furs is demonstrated. The Exposition, recently ended, has disclosed that we have jumped to pre-eminence in the finer classes of manufactured goods and wrested the distinction from Europe. The superiority of this country in making up fine furs is exemplified more strikingly than in anything else in the exhibi- tion of C. C. Shayne, the recognized leading furrier of the world, who received medals, diplomas and awards which, by reason of their number and their language, leave no doubt that the Shayne fur products surpass those made in any other part of the world. The awards are for garments of Russian Sable, Mink, Hudson Bay Otter, Natural Otter, Sealskin, Fisher, and Pelts, natural and dyed, all kinds, ready for use, which embrace fur skins of Russian Sable, Hudson Bay Sable, Mink, Sealskin, Otter, Chin- chilla, Royal Ermine, Persicn Lamb, Moire Astra- khan, Sea Otter, Thibet Lamb, Wolverine, Natural and Dyed Lynx, and Stone Marten. ‘The Department of Awards has clready forwarded copies of the medals which have been awarded to Mr. Shayne, and also the official ribbons and other evidences of the superiority of Mr. Shayne’s products over all competitors, The Shayne exhibit was a great surprise to the foreign makers of furs, Those of Russia, France, PAVILION, Exuipit at Germany and England were heretofore supposed to produce the finest fur garments, but they were unable to show anything that could be classed, either for the quality of fur or the workmanship, with the $15,000 Imperial Russian Sable set, consisting of a mantle, round muff, flat muff with the head of an animal, and neck boa with diamond eyes, manufactured by Mr. Shayne, or with a number of other distinguished garments in the Shayne display. This Imperial Crown Russian Sable took the highest award given for fine furs. The skins cost $250 each, and the mantle is composed of so many that Mr. Shayne spent several years in collecting them, Russian Sable is one of the scarcest of the fine fur-bearing animals, and the best of them go to the Russian imperial family; but the imperial family has never secured handsomer Sables than those ex- hibited by Mr. Shayne. As one of the foreign experts said, to whom I was talking: ‘If there are any fine furs to be found in any part of the globe Mr. Shayne is sure to find them, and he never stands ata price to secure the best to be had in the world.” This all goes to show that our supremacy is partly due to American enter- prise, which includes the lavish use of money in procuring rare skins, but more particularly to the broadmindedness of the Shaynes in employing the best skill money can obtain, for the workmanship of this garment is more remarkable than the fur. Design is the next most important thing, and in style the Shayne garments are admitted by foreign furriers, without hesitation, to be unapproachable by the most careful and artistic designers of Europe. The same originality of design and workmanship are shown in the Royal Ermine double cape, and’ more particularly in a Mink cape, the only one at the Exposition left unlined, and which also was awarded first prize; this was done to show the piecing of the furs, and it has attracted the careful inspection of experts. As a result of a touch of patriotism, also, the silk used in sewing the skins is red, white and blue, manufactured by one of the leading American makers of silk, so that this exhibi- tion represents American fur made by American Wortp's Cotumpian Exposition. manufacturers, silk that is manufactured here, and made in distinctly American style. A mantle of Hudson Bay Otter, dyed, and gar- ments of Natural Otter, undyed, were also specially noticeable. C. C, Shayne, of New York, is the largest dealer in Otter’ goods in the world, and his brother, J. T. Shayne, in this city, who has a large establishment on State street, and made a joint exhibition with C. C, Shayne, makes a specialty of those elegant goods. The Sealskin garments produced by the Shaynes have long been recognized as the best in the world. Hudson Bay Otter is now regarded as the leading fur, and Mr. Shayne, years ago, recognizing the merit of Otter, has handled it almost exclusively in America, and it has been one of the means of build- ing up the reputation which this house now sustains as being one of the most reliable in the world. I am informed by parties whom I have met in the West that Otter garments purchased of C. C. Shayne twelve and fourteen years ago are now in a good state of preservation and can be altered over to the prevailing styles of this season, This is an evidence that Otter is superior to Seal- skin, and while it costs about twenty-five per cent. more, it is well worth the difference, as it is decidedly handsomer and richer than any other dyed fur. Natural Otter is very serviceable; after worn a number of years it can be dyed and look like a new garment. These Natural Otter garments have just been introduced by the Shaynes, and judging from the number of orders they are receiving for them, will become quite fashionable in the near future. The Persian Lamb and Moire Astrakhan mantles, coats and capes, and the Royal Ermine opera wrap were unquestionably the finest shown at the Expo: tion, and the fashionable wraps and other new crea- tions of the Shaynes show the possibilities yet con- tained in furs where the inventive faculty and taste are employed, The Shayne pavilion was one of the finest at the Exposition, and the entire exhibition was artistically arranged. In an interview with the JupGe representative, at his store, 124 and 126 W. 42d street, Mr. C. C. Shayne made the following Pertinent remarks in reference to his business, which should be read and considered by all intending purchasers of fur goods: “When the article of merchandise handled is such that the customers must rely upon the integrity of the house, rather than their own judgment, the increasing business of an establishment is an evidence that customers have been dealt with honorably. I simply call the attention of the public to the increase of my business during the past twenty years, as an evidence that I have dealt honorably with my customers and have given them satisfaction. It is a pleasure to do business when a merchant and his customers have confidence in each other. It is only the merchant who sells reliable and durable goods, which will bear inspection after they are worn, who succeeds in building up a substantial trade. I wish you would inform the readers of the Jupce that the Prize Winners and Pavilion will be here this week.” : » comicbooks.com