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AT1NG Is tho strongest Instinct of fem
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vance to strengthen their case, every
woman brave enough to bold a mirror up to
her soul knows that this Instinct Is the main
spring of her life. It guides her from her
youth up. It lies dormant during chlldhocJ, but
as girlhood advances It begins (o "alt up and
take notice," us you would say In America,
The most natural ' thing in the world, there
fore, Is the preening of feathers which the girl
.begins early in her teens. Whatever her social
position may be, she wants to look pretty Just
for ono reason In the world to win a man's
tiivo or to keep it urter It Is won.
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' Until a woman Is married life Is to her not
only a.battleground where sho fights for her
man. but a market place in which she displays
her wares. The debutante, too young to grasp
entirely the meaning of tho wonderful "coming-out"
wardrobe provided by her mother,
nevertheless does her part nobly In making the
most of her small talents. She knows that she
has a part to play.
The older woman is more fully alive to the
end she Is striving for, and there Is more art
In her market display. The woman who has
already disposed of her wares Is naturally keen
about keeping the buyer In subjection, and
employs her art in never letting him realize
how very little, after all, ho is getting for bis
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LADY DUFF-GORDON, the famous "Lucile" of London, and fore
most 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 Pans establishment brings her into dose touch
with that centre of fashion. ,
Lady Duff-Gordon's American establishment is at Nos. 37 and 39
West Fifty-seventh street. New York.
money or tn return fdr his lore.
Few women will admit that thoy live but to
get married, and few men will admit that thoy
arc Influenced by tho clothoa a woman wears.
Thero may be men who do not know or care
what a woman woara, but I doubt It Thoy may
not be ablo to tell whothor nor gown Is mado
of satin or cloth, but they know If It Is bocom
lng, If It Is smart and If It looks expensive
lng, It It Is smart and If It ropka expensive.
My friend James Barrio Is of. tho opinion
that what ovory woman knows is that Evo was
made out of Adam's funny-bone, Dut I do not
agree with him. What every woman knows Is
that she has to keep ono step ahead of tho
woman next door or around tho corner In order
to make herself noticed In tho marriago mar
ket. It is this feollng pure and simple that has
created in woman the doslro for display. 8ko
knows that a man likes to feel that every other
man envies him the handsomely drcsso wom
an he Is seen with In public. At a dance a
man enjoys tho feeling that he Is dancing with
tho best-dressed woman In tho room.
Theso thoughts woro rathor forcibly brought
to mind ono day last week when r attendod a
garden Tarty, which was nothing mora nor
less .than a matrimonial grab bag under tho
auspices of a charming matron who hao tbrco
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daughters to marry off. And she was sur
rounded by matrons who also had their daugh
ters to settle tn life. Each girl In question was
dressed with tho utmost care. And Invariably
it was the girl with the most striking costume
who won the first attention from the male
beings who thronged the "market."
From this party I went to an opening, where
I met a very much fatigued mother, "Help
me choose some gowns for my daughter," she
said on meeting mo. "Nothing too girlish, for
she has really passed tho 'jeune fillo' age,"
I am sending you this week the "Marriage
Market" gowns I selected for thlB mother.
They are, as you can see, somewhat extreme
in style, but what would you? This daughter
must keep ahead of the daughter of somo othor
mother. The two afternoon costumes, while
extreme, are not outre nor groteiue. The
beines who tnronRed tne "mantei. . snm2SKr. .nxetxmm bhbm
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Chrysanthemum
Gown
of
White
Charmeuse,
With
Flame
Color,
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chrysanthemum costume Is striking In color
and very graceful in line. The gown Is white
charmeuse; the draped coat la a flame-colored
charmeuse just tho color of tho chrysanthe
mum she wears; the sash Is a flame velvet.
Her bag and her hat supply the needed touch
of black. This costume worn by the slender
brunette girl for whom It was bought will
make an Impression In the market, even
though the times be dull.
T4io other afternoon costume is a daring
combination of blue and white. The large rose
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worn as a corsage Is a glowing crimson.'
In what surroundings Is woman at her
best? In tho ballroom, at the dinner
tablo or oyer the teacups f. Who dare
say? I had tbo tea hour In mind when I
chose the dcloctablo little rose and gold
coaturao with Us flesh-colored bodice and
sleeves and Us long, graceful lines,
Thero Is dignity about the dinner cos
tume of black chiffon over white that
harmonious. A dinner gown
should be dignified In fabric'
If not In design. This Is so
In both.
I nearly every costuBae I
choso rose was used la soma
way, because rose Is the color
of allurement.
Handsome Dinner Costume of
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Embroidered
Black Chiffon Over White, with
Girdle of Rose Sattp
