• If your fur gets wet, shake it lightly and dry it in an open area. • Avoid contact with velour car seats, briefcases, or pro- longed use of shoulderbags. The American Fur Industry has published a booklet written expressly for the consumer ti- tled, "Furs Naturally." It includes a glossary of furs, stating char- acteristics of many furs, the manufacturing process and much more you want to know about furs. It is available by sending $2 in check or money order for postage and handling, payable to: American Fur In- dustry, 101 W. 30th Street, New York, N.Y. 10001, Dept. JN. T his year's big fur story is the sharp increase in the cost of mink, "30 to 50 percent higher than last year," says Sandy Blye of the American Fur Industry. This year's big fur story is the sharp increase in the cost of mink. "Mink prices this season are 30 to 50 percent higher than last year," says Blye, of the American Fur Industry. "When many consumers think fur, they think mink," says Blye. "It is a durable, flat fur, easily styled and flattering on everyone, and is adaptable to any and all clothes. "However, for the consumer with a price limitation," adds Blye, "many other furs will be in A hooded ocelot-stenciled coat trimmed in beaver has decorative leather strips, by French designer Yves Saint Laurent.