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And a Little
Dissertation
Upon the
Newest
Fashions
in Shoes
By Lady
Duff-Gordon
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FOR a young girl no walking
gown could be more appro
priate than the simple cos
tume shown In one of the photo
graphs I am sending you to-day. It
is of blue charmeuse with a plain
black satin belt, buttons of the same
charmeuse being the only attempt
at trimming.
More elaborate are the two gowns
shown in the other picture. The
one on the right is of striped pink
taffeta with embroidered flowers on
it. The little bodice Is made all of
lace and shades of blue around the
waist, with a large square diamond
buckle. The skirt has panniers at
the back and bunches of beautiful
silk flowers are worn in the belt gt
hair.
The, model on the left Is a black
fcilk evening gown with draped robe
in black Jet, with gold leaves worked
on, The bodice is
of diamonds and
pearls, with a piece
of the same em
broidery which or
naments the skirt.
It is draped over
one shoulder
There are no
sleeves, just a lit
tle band of gold
sic-1) strap, fastening over the in
step, a tiny buckle of the same
brogued leather giving a further fin
ish to the front; or you can, If you
so prefer it, reverse this arrange
ment and have a
bordering band, a
bow and a strap
of white kid on a
black patent
leather shoe.
Some change of
this kind is, I
should think,
rather welcome
after the long- .
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ADY DUFF-GORDON, the famow "Lu-
cile" of London, and foremost creator of
fashions in the world, writes each week the
fashion article for this newspaper, presenting all that
is newest and best in styles for well-dressed women.
Lady Duff-Gordon's new Paris establishment brings
her into close contact with that centre of fashion.
Ladv Duff-Gordon's American establishment is at
j VVV7 VWWOVVW'Q No,. 37 and 39 West Fifty-seventh street. New
On the Left a Lucile Black Silk Evening Gown, and on the Right a
Inv ulilrfi anil rlranoH a ftorniirnrt fntr tn ihn TMlhllC tO forCO UPOn their
evening dresses Beem to have en- unwilling gaze a stodgy, thick "un-
Lucile
Model
In
Striped
Pink
Taffeta.
tered Into a friendly, or, at any rate,
fashionable, rivalry as to which shall
cr can show more of the wearer's
ankles! Really, I think that a cen
sor should be appointed to decide,
on its own individual merits or de
merits, Just bow much or little ankle
should be revealed. For the owner
of the eald limb cr member!
seems incapable of realizing that
only when it is really slender and
pretty Is it worth Bhowlng and see
ing, and that, positively, it is not
derstanding," devoid of any curves
or charms. Then, again, u is mm
cult, If not actually impossible, for
the tailor or modiste to refuse to
follow the general fashion and the
personal direction, as only a most
unflattering conclusion could be
drawn from such a course.
So that, on the whole and though
at first it might seem that such a
position might be an enviable one
it would, I fancy, on consideration,
be Bomewhat difficult to find or re
tain candidates!
So we must Just suffer many un
pleasing sights and be consoled by
few and far between delights and
daintiness.
And while skirts are, thus being
shortened and cut up In the centre
or at the side, bodices and blouses
are being cut down lower and lower,
even the polo collar of the simplest
Japanese silk tailor-cut shirt form
ing a point so deep that once upon
a time it would have been consid
ered positively decollete and impos
sible for the daytime
OF
-EAU
By Mrae. Una Cavalieri, the Greatest Living Beauty.
M 1 Ofl Indigestion an
TY
'Arch Foe to Beauty
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'ME. CAVALIERI writes to-day of the indispensable element in
beauty, good digestion. She describes the effect of indigestion upon
U .n the snirits. She tells what form of exercises are best
adapted to the needs of the digestive apparatus and gives valuable advice about
choice of foods.
Bv Mme. Lina Cavalieri. .
wnw mm ii fin who has lndl- wheat, rlco, all Deing iirga norea
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and diamonds which goes around the
arms. With it is worn a scarf of
black and white brocaded silk edged
with chinchilla. The hat is of black
velvet near the face and black satin
on top, with a large yellow osprey.
And now I will go straight from
your gowns to your heels, for these,
too, have been acquiring a new
color during the last week or so,
and many, and, in fact any colors,
to be exact, the idea being that
some telling touch and tint first in
troduced in the hat or the waist
belt, or some other trimming of the
costume, should be thus finally and
fascinatingly emphasized with every
step. Imagine a vivid scarlet heel
flashing out from beneath a black or
dark blue or white skirt; or, again,
a glimpse of green, all the more de
lightful because so unexpected; or,
possibly, a pair of purple heels to
provide a telling contrast for a black
toilette, on whose waistband and
broideries and tie tassel royal and
sapphire blues are Just interwoven
with this same cardinal's purple
oh, indeed, there are so many pret
ty possibilities in the new idea and
heel that I only hope it may not
be speedily vulgarized and spoiled
by being worn in the wrong way and
with the wrong toilettes. Perhaps I
neeed hardly tell you that only the
Louis heel is suited to the new
scheme, the outline of the more
eturdy Cuban variety being hardly
worthy of such accentuation and
consequent attention though as far
as comfort goes, the Cuban, of
course, takes the first place, and is
Indeed almost universally worn
nowadays, save for just these most
extreme elegancies in the way of
footwear.
Another new arrival in the way of
6hces, and one which does not re
quire so much living up to (or
should it be down to?) as the colored-heel
model, is made, including
the heel, in white 6r gray buckskin,
with just a small short vamp t
lightly brogued patent leather,
which, in addition to being a novel
ty, has the further and good effect
of making the foot look smaller than
when it is entirely shod in one of
those light leathers. Further variety
is also obtainable by means of a
shoe whose white or champagne or
gray kid has a narrow edging of
black brogued patent leather, which,
after curving most becomingly
against the foot, is continued into a
vwr xip,tr:" ISA : It :
A Simple Lucile Walking Gown in
Blue Charmeuse, with
Belt of Black Satin
continued success and monotony of
the shoe which has a complete go
losh of patent leather and an "up
per" of white or gray antelope;
though, to be sure, I have nothing
against this particular and popular
form of footwear, which should, by
all manner of means, be Included in
your outfit of bottures. Only do, I
beg of you, take advantage of these
chances for further choice, , and
have such a variety of shoes that
every dress and costume can be suit
ably completed.
The matter is really more Impor
tant, than ever now, for short walk-
gestion and I will show you a
person with muddy complex
ion, dull or feverishly bright eyes, a
coated tongue and a languid manner.
None of these makes for beauty.
All are signs of Ill-health. Besides
these outward and visible signs of
ill health, it is a heavy weight upon
the spirits. The girl thinks she Is
unhappy, and manufactures causes
for misery, or exaggerates the
trifles that are not to her liking,
and makes them causes for unhappl
ness. Besides these, indigestion causes
yet graver troubles. I recall several
persons I knew who have since
passed from the earthly plane, whose
decline In health began with various
symptoms of indigestion. It was
never clear to me whether the Indi
gestion was the cause or the effect
of these maladies. But I trust I
have said enough to prove that Indi
gestion is a most undesirable state.
Vanity alone should forbid it.
How to prevent indigestion? I
shall have a great deal to say
farther on about food wrong in
kind or quantity as a cause of
Indigestion. But first let me tell
you of an excellent exercise to dis
courage indigestion.
Knead the abdomen on retiring
and aeveral times a day when
there Is opportunity. Double your
hands as though for kneading
bread. Place the clenched hands
beneath the ribs. Press firmly and
regularly upon the Intestines, mov
ing the fists forward until they
meet Having done this five to ten
times, allow the left hand to rest
at your side and with the right
hand press gently but steadily
downward at the left of the abdo
men until your hand is opposite the
thigh. Repeat this operation sev
eral times each time you take the
exercise. This is still more effec
tive If taken while you are lying In
your bathtub. The relaxation of
the muscles is aided by the fact
that they are under water. The
hydropathic school believes this one
of the greatest aids to restoring
proper digestion.
Much walking is an aid to diges
tion. So is this exercise, which can
be aken in bed:
Lying upon your back, draw the
knees slowly up beneath the chin,
then let the legs fall to their former
position. This Is the most valu
able of early morning exercises for
those who have a torpid liver or
other form of Indigestion,
Coarse cerea's are an enemy to
Indigestion, Seldom does one tee
a case of Indigestion In Scotland,
and If we do, It is when we meet a
queer Scot who dislikes his na
tional dish, oatmeal. Oatmeal, whole
foods, stir the stomach and Intes
tines to activity, which la good for
digestion.
Again, every girl should know
some of the principles of the values
of foods. Apply to your dally food
these facts. Your food should con
sist of these proportions:
Mixture of starches and sugars,
about 16 parts. Protelds, 4 parts.
Fats, 2 parts.
In other words, one-half of our
dally amount of food may ba made
up of potatoes, rice, bread, etc.
One-eighth should consist of the
protelds, as milk, or eggs, or
cheese. One-sixteenth should be
fat, as butter or the fat to be found
in meat or oil in dressing of salads.
Keep this table in mind and you
will find a new interest in choos
ing your food, and in a short time
you will welcome a marked im
provement in your health.
Do not decline sweets unless you
are overweight, but eat them at the
right time, which is n dessert for
luncheon or dinner. Never eat cake
nor candy between meals.
Turn resolutely away from all
fried foods. You have heard that
fried foods are Injurious, but you
do not know why. It is my pleas
ure to tell you. They are Indigesti
ble because they form In the stom
ach a substance as thick and un
wieldy as leather, and at difficult
of digestion. Neither meats nor
eggt nor milk should ever reach
the boiling pojnt For this reason
never eat boiled beef, nor a boiled
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Mme Lina Cavalier!
egg, nor milk that has been noiieo.
irend L" Jfeciutty Questions Answered
wbSVmVZ !or.inPgedpo1nt Blonde addresses three queries: "Will you kindly
puousa lormuia tor a com cream uiat w, u nui tuo
hairs to grow on the face? I think my face has a ten
dency to halr-growlng. A slight down has been ap
pearing of late. Is there anything I can do to keep
the flesh from tearing or breaking around my finger
nails? Can you give me a remedy for darkening the
eyelashes?'
It Is often the friction rather than the cold cream that
causes hair to grow. Drop the cold creams for a time
and try face lotion instead. This Is softening and whit
ening: Rosewater Vz ounces
Glycerine 1!4 ounces
Carbolic acid 3 dropa
" The flesh breaks and teara about your nails because
you have permitted it to get too hard. Press It back
from the nails after washing the hands. Meanwhile,
rub cold cream Ino the skin at the base of the nails
before retiring; or soak them In a bowl of oil daily un
til they become toft.
' Olive oil 1 ounce
Smooth lump of sulphur large at thumbnail.
Rub the edges of the eyelids delicately with the
lump of sulphur, being careful that no part of the sul
phur touches the eye.
This will stimulate the growth and the tendency of
the lashes, as of other hair, to grow darker when tit
growth is stimulated. ) .
and allowed to heat there for eight
minutes Instead of boiling four, and
milk that has been heated but
never permitted to show one of the
bubblet that attend the boiling
state, are substitutes for the old
forms, and admirable ones.
Keep this also in mind in select
ing your food: For the bones' for
mation wj need lime, and the cere
als, as oats and wheat and rice,
contain elements that make it
Sugar is converted into energy, ao
the Russian dancers well knew, for
they eat Inordinate quantities of
candy and sweet paste, yet, be
cause they exercise it off, remain
thin. The fats, as butter and meat
fat, cause warmth in the body, so
should be used more freely in Win
ter than in Summer. Bread 1b a
good food If made of coarse grain.
Contrary to the general opinion,
maccaroni and spaghetti are good
foods. Examine them In their raw
state and you will see that they are
yellowish. That shows the pres
ence of gluten, which Is valuable
ab an aid to digestion, in bread form.