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ou; Fashions Most Useful
Fancy Is Applied to Cool
Summer Suits and Gor
geous Evening Robes
LADY DUFF-CORDON, the femous "Lucile' 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-Cordon's Paris establithment brings her)
into close touch with that centre of fashion.
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By Lady Duff-Gordon ("Lucile")
REJOICE, all". women-who pride
yourselves1 on that 'quality to
which you allude so often In
America. your .practical-mlndednees.
The not of utility has. been, struck
fn the. newest frocks.'
You? who sighed for a pocket and
couldn't, har tt because that useful
addendum i would Interfere with the
"hang" of your skirt.' or would bulge
unbecomingly from', the 'svelte jfoes
of your own person." may exult. For
you may' have your yearned-for
pocket and yet , be smart and main
tain lines at 'once' modish and grace-ful.f-
Moreover.youmayven have
a' choice ,of 'pockeu. or at least of
pocket ; placing., . they may be' In
ccnapletrotn la .the' folds of "your
skirt or f may be2 placed frankly. In
?lew, on'a scant and eaadld apron.,
For aprons are "coming In." too,
as occasional practical companions
of the pocket
As the lark Is the harbinger of
Spring, so the full skirt was the har
binger of the pocket Had there
been no full skirt there would hare
been no pocket Voluminous folds
make that desirable adjunct possible.
One or the pictures on this page
shows a new pocket robe. The gown
Is of gabardine, dark blue In color,
but lightest weight in texture. The
loose, simple, high-belted garment la
Uned with cherry silk. The bodice
and skirt are edged with fringed
braid of cherry silk. The belt Is also
trimmed with double braid. Two
patch pockets depend, from the gir
dle, on either side, but well toward
the front They, too. are finished
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Evening Bob of
Scarlet ChlffoTi
Offers
Excellent
Opportunities
for
Providing
Ons of
the Useful
New
Pockets, Zither An the Folds of the Tunic or in the foundation Sob of Laos. ("Ludle" ModeL)
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Apron Suit of Whits 8ummer Serge
Notice the Resemblance of a
Cobbler's Apron, Even
to the Pockets.
("Lucile" Model.)
vim the braid, aa are the cuffs of
the long sleeves.
A three-piece apron suit 1s also
ahowo oo this page. Of white 6um
mer serge. Its skirt Is scsnt about
the belt and blpa. but moderately full
at the hem. As apron of the serge
s remindful of that time, or those
times, you have visited a cobbler's
'shop to clve him personal directions
about bests tbat required straight
nine, or aoles tbat demanded thick
nlng. h Is of a similar shape and
of the asms loose flt It baa as feat
ures two wide pockets finished with
Istarsl stltcblog. and Ub white,
btfb lo aire buttons and black silk
bound buttonholes . ..
The smart black taffeta mldsuos
mer robe, also shows oo tbla page,
makes pocket a possibility The
bouffant style of tbe skirt permits a
secreted pocket beneath tbe first
row of fathered silk Or the quaint
silk )ackel would admit a tloy Inside
pocket at the bust Us
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llils Bob of Bins Gabardine,
Lined with Cherry Bilk and
Trimmed with Bed Fringed
Braid, Is Oood Examplo
of the . Gown with
Patch Pockets.
A Pari
Fashion.
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The Bobs
of Black Taffeta
Could
Easllj Secrets
a Convenient
Pocket
In the
Fullness of Its
Skirt.
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The Egyptian effvet of the scarlet
Thlffon evening robe here seen also
permits within tb ample folds of
Its tunic, or in tbe odd device of the
lace petticoat beneath tbe tunic, e
mall pocket, which will serve as an
emergency vanity case. Therein can
be bidden a powder puff, a ate bit
or a lace handkerchief and eveasi
liny bottle. of sceot,
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