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By Lady Duff-Gordon.
THERE la no better place In all Paris
to observe the trend Vt fashion than
on the great race courses. For this
reason I am sending you this week aeveral
snapshot taken at Lonf champa. . On every
Important racing day new and marvelous
costumes are displayed , by the mannlklns
and actresses ot Paris. Many, of the gowns
they wear are Impossible from a utility view
point, but they are interesting Just the same.
In this group of pictures you wlU notice
that the ruffle and flounce are much in evi
dence, and that black velvet la rapidly com
ing Into favor tor the separate Jacket or
basque, and they help point the way to the
Winter fashions. For there la now no doubt
about our fashion fate for the next tew
months, at any rate. It Is all settled, and
schemed out. and all that we have to do Is
to accept and adapt ourselves to the situa
tion and the new silhouette.
For there Is only a memory a lingering,
somewhat regretful memory left ot the long,
clinging, graceful Unea of last year's dra
peries and dresses, and everything now la
assertive and bouffante. at lrast from the
hips to the knees, the underskirts, however,
being as narrow and tight as ever, possibly
even a little more so. though In some cases,
to give the closeness of effect which fashion
demands and also the possibility ot move
ment, which Is a further and Important
necessity, these underskirts will be made of
the knife-pleated crepe moussellne or silk,
which, of course, compresses a special
amount of fulness Into the smallest possi
ble space.
As regards the arrangement of the over
draperies, they will sometlmea be drawn up
ward in front, while at others they wUl be
bunched up. bustle fashion, at the back la
such a way that the skirt Is thereby made
several Inches shorter than In the front, and
Is practically uplifted quite, ten or twelve
.Inches from the ground.
And whether the resulting hiatus Is discreetly filled
In with a more or less transparent flouncing cr veiling
of chiffon or lace or Is left daringly open Is a matter for
personal choice. Fashion accords her gracious permis
sion for both schemes; but. of course, such permission
should only be taken advantage of by the more youthful
and slender women.' whose curves are above critlcitm
and who can afford to Invariably indulge In immaculate
allk hosiery and the most suitable as well as smart shoes.
Otherwise such a display would only be disastrous
to tbelr own appearance and displeasing to the unwill
ing beholders.
ladeed. It " la essentially ud only the dainty,
piquant, petite type of woman who la suited by this par
ticular style of skirt drapery, or, for the matter of that,
by its equivalent In the way of headgear and that la,
of coulee, the top-tilted shepherdess hat
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The Newest Flounces aa Seen en
the Rue de la Palx. Charming
Costume of Black Lace and
Taffeta, and Petticoat Par
asol of Black Velvet
and Taffeta,
White Charmeuse Double Draped
Costume, Showing the Newest
Jacket Sleeve and Long
Waist Hat of Black Lace
and White Aigrettes.
Why We Don't All Die of Consumption
By Sir William Osier
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This tocentrlo Collar-Yoke and Odd Lace Jacket Attracted Much
, , Attention at the Racea.
After which word of warning let ma pass on to the
further proclamation of skirts whose hip draperies arc
drawn round to the back and there finished off . In a
r gigantic bow. which la fastened exactly at a point at or
Just below the waist line. The flounced skirt and the
wired tunic outstanding above a closely draped under
petticoat are other and fashionable possibilities, while
if something really sensational la wanted there are some
' almost too faithful reproductions of the mld-Vlctorlan
princess robe, whose distinctive. It not exactly attrac
tive, features were the close-fitting, buttoned up-to-the-tliroat
bodice and a plain pleated skirt with puffed-out
dranerles on the back.
In the case of the evening gowns all this upper ful
ness, however It may be secured. Is made still more no
ticeable by being contrasted with the scantiest of dra
peries from the knees downward, a mere wisp of a trala
being also a frecuent addition.
Professor of Medlclns, Oxford University
(In m Paper Rend Before the national Auo
datum for the Prevention of Contutnptton.)
AO I an Instrument that wfU never ba
Invented, a radium microscope, so
that I could look Into the chest or
abdomen of every one present, the proba
bility. Is that In 90 per cent of you there
.would be found somewhere a small focus or
area of tuberculosis. So widespread la the
. bacillus that practically all human beings,
by the time they reach adult life, harbor the
germ of the disease. Why do we not all die?
Because we. are human beings, and not
guinea pigs or rabbits. We have obtained
a certain measure ot immunity against tu
berculosis'. 1 '
With this group the problem Is to give
such health of tissue to every unit, child and
adult. In the kingdom that the, parasites of
this disease are dealt with aa surely and
safely as does the oak with the parasites
which vainly strive to batten on its bark. -
When children shall enjoy the heritage of
health to which they are entitled, when
workers have a living wage, when the house
becomes the home, when the cation apenda
in food what la now spent In drink, instead
of hundreds of thousands there will be mill
ions in this group with practically continued
Immunity against the ravages of tuberculo
sis. We do not have to wait for the mil
lenium. To those who can ee, the fields
are already white to harvest.
Think what a generation has done and
trust the faith and energy ot the public to
continue the work. The final eradication of
a disease such as this is a problem ot eugen
les as well as of medicine a problem ot the,
soil as much as of the seed.
In no way can you so mark: the lintels ot
your doors that the angel ot the Whits'
Plague will pass with certainty. Think of
the toll ot 19141 Already 20,000 to 30,000
have gone, and on an equal number the fell'
aergeant will call before the end of the year.'
Despair would fill our hearts were we not
cheered by Ihe splendid record of publlo
health work which haa in fifty years cut la
half this appalling mortality. No part ot the
domiciliary treatment ot the disease la so
important aa the care of these chronic la
curable cases. To provide for the segrega
tion of an Increasing number In institutions
is an urgent need and an addition to- the
law by which, when necessary, segregation
caa be enforced. Safe care ot these cases
In the homes of the poor la well-nigh Impos
sible, and it rivals the housing problem In
Importance. I
After all. It Is a wonderful campaign In
which we are engaged. We have tracked
the enemy, and know his every stronghold,
and we know his three allies poverty, bad
housing and drink. Though his ravages
have been reduced, he remains the most
powerful among man's innumerable enemlea.
Before ua la a long, alow hundred years
war and even longer la which co-ordination
and enterprise will win oat Just as
surely as they have done In typhus and
typhoid fever. Meanwhile, who dare aay the
struggle naught avalleth - when month by
month and year by year thousands are
eared who would have otherwise perished
in a miserable, lingering and untimely
deathf
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