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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1915)
The Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Page . vv , . '.r , . - , ' LADY DUFF-GORDON, the famous "Lucile" of London, and fore most creator of faihions in the world, write each week the fathion artide for this newspaper, presenting all that is newest and best in styles for well-dressed women. Lady Duff-Gordon's Paris establishment brings her into close touch with that centre of fashion. O OKB one called them "bae coats." 1 but I don't think that's a very good same for them. They are certain ly loose, but In most of them the lines ae somewhat severe. They are how ever, the very newest things in cloaks and long coats. The large picture is of a quite odd one. It Is armless, and really quite col larless. The lady underneath Is Just off to a "something or other" dansant, no doubt. She Is a mass of fluffy tulle, with an Illu sion bodice and no eleeves. Outside she has the heavy damask cloak and no sleeves so she will carry a muff, and, I hope, not one of those ridicu lous little ones. Muffs with me have always been favored for evening, especially for theatre and opera wear. x.csiucB ufiug userui, iney are ex tremely decorative. I have made them to match the evening dresses In tulle and brocade, as well as In fur. , To return to the coat, It Is in heavy damask In a queer blue, faced with yellow and trimmed with tassels, cords and buttons of black silver and green, with Just ' holes in the side seams for the wea r e r's arms. The "fun" of these cloaks is one doesn't always 'bother to use these By Lady Duff-Gordon. holes, but wraps It round one's self much in the same way our grandmothers did sixty years ago. The restaurant coat is of black satin and is nothing more or less than one of those eighteenth century affairs worn with a very long nightcap with two eyes cut, and at all the smart clubs In Venice, which at that time must have been as big a craze as the tango Just now, possibly immensely amusing for those who like it, but not half so good for the figure as digestion. j This lady's coat is of heavy . black satin, faced and lined with The Newest Wraps That Haven9 1 Any Collars or Sleeves and Just "Flop On and the Automobile Coats That Are Made Out of Blanket fray and silver, with tasse-ls and but tons; It is funnel shaped and has big pleats at the back. The last is for driving motor or else steamer purposes, and Is of blanket stuff, striped with yellow In visibly with black and white finish loci to give it what I call "the look." Note the becoming little bat and large decorative veil. And let me now talk about sun shades. I have made some that I am really satis fled with. One Is a flat Japanese shape, and is sur mounted by two roses, one of shining silver v fit ( X 1 r; """" r 1 1 a, a HlllliBir tissue, the other of that same deli cate blue, and both havinz a cluster of black leaves for background. Somo of these, drooping Jownward. aro silhouetted sharply agnlnst the en clrollng frills of white tulle, while for the final bordering and beautify ing of this sunshade de luxe there Is a wide aDDllaue of silver ! Less elaborate, but manv will think, more attractive, is a softness of white chiffon, on which there tralla a wide turquoise tinted silken ribbon, plcot tdgod, it almost goes without aaying. Its career is broken wreaths of little pink roses, fash ioned of folded and shaded chiffon, the handle being first enamelled. Of very dainty effect, too, 1s pale Pink flowered ninon, veiled with cob webby Ivory-toned lace. A bow of Saxe blue velvet ribbon Is tied at the top, and thrust carelessly through one of lta loops is a long stalked La France rose. The buttedfly shaped nd trimmed sunHhade has beea rsther overdone; but. In spite of tail fact, one Is forced into a new admi ration for the very latest model, where a giant butterfly outspread! Its Murk lare wings against a soft, aeml transparency of white chiffon, which follows the same irregular shaping. The spaw between the wings at either side being filled in with a trellis work of black velvet baby rib bon, otudtloil with pure Danksla roses. There are not as many black and white Bihemes as you might imagine, at any rate, omonjr these more fsncl fill creations, hut one there la which borders borders white taffetas with n broad handing of black velvet rib bon, while, laid along one aide, are some big muslin roses in pure white and the falnteet possible shad of pink, with a bow of black velvet to keep them permv nently In position. Wonderfully effective, too, la a flatly shaped sunshade of v white silk, unllned. so that lu N- S111 framework is In decorative v evidence, its only outerTdorn. V;- ment consists of a email bow of black velvet ribbon, which catches a clueter of ripe red cherries together so that thay dangle temptingly over one aide. But whea this very pretty thing is opened there is revealed another and much larger bow, sewn flatly against the white lining at first, though lta ends are left loose the better to bear their light burden of cherries. Nor are fruit and flowers and feathers the only trimming, for fashion now permits you to adorn your sunshades, as well as your hats, with an array of tiny birds. One such new model, which Is made in white rrrp gauce and gauged chiffon, edel with a frill of lace, has a flight of seven wee white birds all along one side, while another most artlhtlo affair of faintest pure silk, veiled first with pure tulle, and then with an equally and eluslvely delicate shade of green, has trails of green leaves, touched here and there with purplish brown to hold In the fes tooned fulness of the outer of filmy fabrics. These natural tints having at tracted a couple of dear little green plumsged birds, one of which haa settled down contentedly enough on a spray or foliage, though the other is poised ready for flight at the top of the dainty creation. Bo you see that this sea son's latitude as rnrnnla 'v. r shape and style extenda even to our sunshades and makes it possible to give the most suitable finishing V, touch to toilettes, simple or smart, elegant or eccentric. illflf . . A Restaurant Coat of Black Satin, "Lucile" Model, with an 18th Century Inspiration. Th New "Bag Coat." It Is Neckles. and Sleeveless. Material Is Heavy Damask in a Queer Blue. It Is Built to "Flop On." "Lucile" Model. The .X 'I ?v- kx ion How Kerosene Lamps Explode and How to Make Them Safe Ir'ERY little while we hear of the at. trf .h - VJlLLVs VERY little while we hear of the ex Plosion of a kerosene lamp, at tended by serious injuries to per sons who happen to be near, writes the editor of The Travelers' Standard. In the public mind there is something mysterious about these lamp explosions something that calls for explanation. They are usually attributed to the poor grade of the oil, or to some other cause unknown to the owner or user of the lamp, or beyond his or her control. There is nothing actually explosive about the oil itself, whatever its grade may be Explosions are due to the ignition of mix tures of oil-vapor and air. and they are more likely to occur when using a low grade oil than when using one of a higher grade, because the low grade oil contains a larger proportion of light, volatile hydro carbons, and it, therefore, gives off vapor more freely. But whether the oil be hlirh grade or low grade, Its vapor will not ex plode unless it is mixed with air in a suit able proportion, and fired by direct con tact with a SDark or a flm The quantity of oil-vapor generated in the reservoir of the lamp depends upon the temperature of the reservoir, as well as upon the nature of the oil a high tem perature causing a marked increase in the vaporization. It is, therefore, advisable to keep the temperature of the oil reservoir as low as practicable. All lamps should be kept as cool as their construction will permit, however. For example, they should not be allowed to stand on, over, or near hot stoves, regis ters, or radiators. They should also be kept as nearly full as possible, so that the space occupied by the oil-vapor may be small For flame to gain access to the Interior of the reservoir there must be an open ing of some kind, through which it can pass. The opening may be due to the omission of the plug or cap from the Ail ing aperture, or it may be due to a break In the reservoir, or to other causes. More often, however, the explosion takes place because the wick does not fit the lamp properly, if the wick Is too small, so that a considerable space Is left on one side of ii, bus may escape in this way, taking fire and carrying the flame down into the reser voir, if the opening Is big enough. This action may be assisted or preclpl tated by blowing down into the top of the lamp to put it out, or by the chilling action of a draft of cold air striking against the outer surface of the reservoir. If there is a considerable volume of mixed air and vapor In the reservoir in a highly heated oonditlon, a sudden cold draft may cause It to contract quickly enough to draw the flame down into the reservoir, with an ex- Slosion as a result Lest timid house olders who may read this warning should be unnecessarily alarmed about the con dition of their lamps, we desire to assure tneia that thre la no danger of the kind described unless there is a plainly visible opening of considerable sice down along one edge of the wick. By examining any properly constructed kerosene lamp it will be seen that there Is a small vent pipe, usually very much flattened, extending upward through the burner in such a way as to put the interior copvrignt. 1815, by tba Btar Compan;-. of the reservoir In free communication with the space immediately adjacent to the flame. This tube is provided In order to equalize the pressure inside the lamp with that of the surrounding air of the room. This little tube should be kept free, but tare should bo taken not to Increase the size of it Jn any way. It is a well known fact that flame will not pass through very small openings, and the maker of the lamp knows Just how large this vent pipe can be made, and what shape to give it, so that It will fulfill Its purpose without permitting the gas mix ture in the reservoir to take Are from the flame or the lamp. Finally, the operation of Ailing should never be carried out while the lamp Is burning, nor while it is standing near any lighted lamp or gas Jet. or near a stove with a fire In It If the various points Chat we have men tioned reoolve careful attention, there need be no fear of a lamp exploding, except as the result of dropping the lamp, or sub jecting It to other rough and unreasonable usage for which It was nntr rflo-n,l Great Brlt&la KIghU Reserv :1V ASUtlS7'i?' Ccit rB'nket 7 j Spe.d wtfll Yow nd Black. "Luca Model,