I say, dear, how cruel to kill so many dear little squirrels to make a muff!! Oh! the wretches, why dont thay take off their skins without killing them. [graphic][between 1838 and 1840?]engTwo women sit in chairs facing one another, discussing the animal costs of fashion. The woman on the left wears a bonnet and has one hand inside the large muff on her lapTitle from lines of dialogue below image.Approximate date of publication based on street address of printer W. Kohler, who is known to have listed "22 Denmark St., Soho" on prints published between 1838 and 1840 and possibly earlier. See British Museum online catalogue.One of a series of lithographs published by W. Soffe: Whims & oddities.