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LADY DUFF-CORDON, the famout "Lucile" of London, and
foremott creator of faihiont in the world, write each week
the faihion article for this newiptper, pretenting all that it
newest and b In tlylet for well-drttted women.
Lady, Duff-Cordon'a Parii eiublithmenl bringi her into dote touch
with that ctntre of fathion.
1AM going io tell you this week
about the nextHo-nothlng gowns
which arc all the rate In Paris.
Afternoon and evonlng gowns are
Decerning more docoletto ard moro
transparent Instead of gowns, these
creations resemble filmy, floating
draporios. One can scarcely call
thoin coverings. The long-sleeved
evening gown Is still with us, but
many of the Spring models will show
so aleoves at all.
Very eoon I hope to be able to send
you pictures of these Invisible cos
tumos. This weeic I am sending
those which, while graceful and
charming, do not bolong to tho noxt-to-nothlng
class.
Tho gown of black taffeta is pe
culiarly fitted for tho over-popular
afternoon dance. Tho entire upper
part of tho bodlco and the long
sleeves aro of unllned tulle. Tho
short poplum U also of tho tulle. The
narrow hand of ermine on tho skirt
gives the touch of white which Is so
chic. Such 'a costume may be worn
to the most formal afternoon affaire.
Tho gown for anevcnlng danca de
veloped In blue and rose taffeta is of
equal simplicity and grace. The de
sign of the fabric is a pleasant
change from tho Usual pompadour
effects. The waist lino as marked by
tho ribbon glrdlo is almost normal.
The tunio slopes to the back.
One can never have too many
charming and becoming negliges.
This no, created in flesh-colored
chiffon nd heavy lace, is ldoal for
beauty and comfort Tho Jacket of
the chiffon lends
Itself delightfully
Dancing to the figure. Such
Costume Of costume as this
Pale Blue and without the cap
Rose Pink might be worn on
TffeU. with dayBathomei
New Ribbon .,. ,.,
Girdle and, when Btra:
Satin Flower. er re P"eent
With the cap it
becomes moro truly a boudoir gown.
And now to tell you of the invisi
ble gowns and blouses. The latter
should be made of tho faintest flesh
pink nlnon, lined with chiffon of tho'
samo delicate shading, and baa not
a vestige of trimming anywhere. It
is just the lightest and loosest of
coverings, tho very low shoulder
line being continued across the back
to form a yoke, and marked all the
way by a fine silken hemstitching,
the resulting width of the armbolea
preventing any unduo strain on the
fragile fabrics. Then the sleeves fit
fairly close from the elbows, and
form the prettiest petal-like curves
over the hands, the necessity (or
any fastenings (which would drag
and disfigure tho soft semi-transparency
of nlnon) being entirely and
cloverly dono away with by the addi
tion of a narrow hracelot-llko band
ing of folded nlrron caught togethor
closely Tound tho wrist by a otud
fastener concealed beneath a tiny
flatly-folded bow. For tho rest a
small rouhilod collar of the nlnoa is
turned over at tho back of the
blouse and finished off, like the sleeve
cuffs, with tho plcot edging, which
Is so exceedingly dainty that It de
serves all its new prominence and
popularity. The soft folds In iront
aro just folded over to fasten on the
waist (with other stud-fasteners)
'after leaving a very, long but narrow
neck opening.
8o now you will understand how all.
this, elusive softness and simplicity
helps tho blouse to bo as nearly "In
visible" as possible.
Of course it is essential that a
corset bodice of delightfully dainty
detail should bo worn beneath this
fragile gafment, a little kimono
shaped creation oi pink crepo do
chine and lace, with, perhaps, a
threading of faintly blue ribbon, be
ing n wise choice for one, wbilo an
other might be fasblonod of inser
tions of wnlte Valenciennes laeewita
a central banding and bow of ribbon,
either blue or pink, and shoulder
straps to match.
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Second AjfoThG Heidelberg Man, Who Knew
Enough to Use Stone Club.
Ancestors from the Beast Just
Turning Into Man to the
Dandy Who Wore Bracelets 100,000 Year? Ago
Fifth Ago
The Broadheaded
Man of Gronelle,
Who Marks tho
Arrival of a New
Race of Human
Beings.
First AgeThe Pithecanthropus Erectus, Who Was
Half Man and Half Ape.
SCIENCE and art have contrived
to show ua the earliest ances
tors of the human race In tho
form of sculpture.
A Belgian sculptor, Louis Mnscre,
has made a remarkable serlo9 of
ttatues of tho principal types of pre
historic man. A distinguished
scientific archaeologist, A. Hutot
gavo the sculptor the Information
and models on which lie based his
work.
These statues were entirely based
on the bones and other remains ac
tually found of the prehistoric men
represented. Hero wo may sco our
ancestors who wero not quite hu
man and others who wero only Just
human, and so on up to the man of
20,000 years ago, who could reason
about as well as tho average man of
to-day. They may be described as
the seres ages of prehistoric man,
for seven principal periods are rep
resented. The first statue of the series 4n
order ot time represents tho "pithe
canthropus crectus." the oie-mau,
whp walked erect Ills remains wero
discovered by Dr. Dubois in Java
His brute-like face seems destitute
of human intelligence, but he al
ready oxercises a certain domination
over the other animals. He slouches
forward like an ape, but ho walks
erectly on his fcot and not on all
fours.
Ho has learned to uso fragments
of stones with which to cut down
'fruits, to make a passage for him
self through tho forests and to do
fend himself. He Is a vegetarian and
does not know the use ot flro. He
lived at tho end of the tertiary
period, several hundred thousand
ears ago.
Next In point of time comes the
Heidelberg man, who lived at the be
ginning of tho quaternary geological
porlod. A whole lowor jaw bono,
with a full set ot teeth, ot this pre
historic man was found by Professor
Mauer, ot Heidelberg. This man is
said to show a great advance over
the tertiary man, because he Is a
meat eater. Tho statuo represents
him returning from the hunt with a
young, wild boar.
His hand Is grasping his weapon
a sort ot stone club with one end
pointed. Science knows that the
men ot this raco used such a weapon,
for several Bpoclmous of It have
beon tound, notably one in Tasma
nia. The forehead or this man 1b
scarcely any higher than that ot his
predecessor, but there is an expres
sion of increased determination on
his face. Ho displays an air ot tri
umphant strength and also fatigue
from his recent struggle with tho
beast. There la a suggestion in bis
face ot the suffering that tho Increas
ing severity ot the struggle tor life
will Inflict on his descendants.
Tho next man represented a con
siderable advance. Ho Is tho Gal
ley Hill man found at the place of
that name la the English county ot
Kent. Remains ot the samo typo
of man havo been found on tho banks
of tho Sojne In Franco and In many
other parts ot tho world.
According to Mr Rutot, this Is the
earliest type of "homo sapiens," tho
reasoning man. In him instinct is
evolving Into reason and by its light
he is beginning to direct his force
and his craft. He Is the Inventor ot
palaeolithic Industry, the systematic
chipping of flint stones, with which
he fashions knives, axes and clubs.
He does not tear to attack the gi
gantic r amnio th of his age. He
even oppresses and enslaves tho
creatures ot his own spocloH. tho
men ot tho Heidelberg type. He in
augurates hunuin slavery.
Tho Rtatuo of tho Galley Hill man
shows him holding In his right hand
a stone knlfo ot a form that has ao
tually been found. Around his neck
hangB a reserve weapon. In this
latter feature the scientists trace
the beginning ot the custom of wear
ing ornaments. In later ages this
was to dovolop into tho wearing ot
necklaces mndo of stones or the
teeth ot Hons, wolvea and other ani
mals. Theso are very commonly
found in prehistoric graves.
Later the stones and animals' teeth
wero replaeed by purely ornamental
objects, such us pieces ot metal and
colored clay. Still later these ob
i Jects-wero worn by women also, and
'Anally, aftQr many ages, by them
alone. To-day tho Boclety woman,
wearing her superb pearl necklace,
Is perpetuating tho custom of this
Qalloy Hill man who "wore his extra
stone hatohet hanging round his
neck.
A much higher type ot humanity is
shown in tho statuo ot "tho broad
headed men of Crenelle." This la
said to represent a fusion of tho now
Laponla type ot man with tho older
races. M. Rutot holds with many
other scientists that our race does
not spring from one prehuman stock
alone, but from the mixture pt sev
eral, i
Wo find a juxtaposition and collab
oration of Boveral types ln'the ear
liest deposits ot human remains. In
the man found at Grenelle, In France.
It Is said there flowed the blood of
three prehistoric types, Each ot
these marked an advance on its
predecessor in tho art ot fashioning
tools and weapons.
The Grenelle man had mastered
tho art of throwing tho epear. This
was a great step forward In human
progress, for It enabled a tribe to
fight at a considerable distance and
to crush any tribe not epNarraed.
The man of Combe-Capelle repre
sents another great stage ot prog
ress. This statue shows him using
a scraper, which proves him to have
been the ancestor of all the carpen
ters who havo lived since then. He
wears a bear's skin, for ho lived in
tho glacial porlod.
Tho scientists who have made
these reconstructions have taken the
peculiar vlow of regarding the Nean
derthal skull as belonging to a later
age than several of those already
mentioned. Although his head Indi
cates him to have been le6s devel
oped mentally, they hold that this
famous Bkull represents a man ot
tho early tertiary type, born in the
Seventh Age The Neolithic
Man of 20,000 Years Ago, Who
Used Stone Weapons Skilfully
and Subdued All the Animals.
period of the domination ot superior
races.
Other statues show the negroid
man of Mentone and a woman ot
Sixth Age The Combe-Cap
elle, the Earliest Man Approxi
mating the Present Human Type
the Bamo race. They recall the In
foresting fact that a negro-like rac
lived In the south of France In verj
early prehistoric times.
Finally we see a statue of tat
neolithic man, or man of. tho new atom
age. Ho has achieved an enormout
advance on all the other men in thi
fashioning of tools and weapons
The Bculptor has represented tht
neolithic man with a powerful axe
upllfttd to strike with ono hand
whlje with the other ho holds s
bunch of Javelins. He wears a war
like air, uk of ono who will subdue
all other creatures on tho globe.
This last statue was reconstructed
from a skeleton of the neolithic
period, found at Splennes, in Bel
glum, in 1911
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