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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1915)
r y Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Page m . .ra i l i r r ii n i i i 1 1 n n i ..in . . - riiii i ij iiii ,.r r - m Vw; r ;: rrSOc lXi .fy. .yv;Wy I Tasfe m Fashion Elaboration Described I I 4 6 Lady Duff-Gordon i . V', i .if''' M k . .. .'v ..v 1 L ADY DUFF-CORDON, ih Umou "Lu- cile of London, and foremost creator of fashions in the world, writes each week the fashion article for this newspaper, presenting aQ that Vs newest and best in stylet for well-dressad women. Lady Duff-Cordon's Paris establishment brings her into close touch with that centre of fashion. ;. . if - ' vi rV ha, 1111 ."Troussps," Oriental 8ash ans) Vivid Htaddraaa. "Luolla" Modal. 7 ' r. 4 v y ' Intarsstlng Little Afternoon Dreaa. with Broad Belt and "elaborated'' I v Turned OverBklrt Edgea if ' i:. By Lady Duff-Gordon. DRESSES can be dressed up jaat aa woman can. By "dressing up" . one meant tba little blta of ezn roldary and the cur lout odd Individual toachea which make a dreaa a real crea tion. Of course the only rule of good taste In fdreaatng up dresses" Is not to hare , them too dressed up. Erery one underatanda that Here la a Tery wonderful. I ' think, "Oreeeed up" dreaa. It la really a butter ly Idea. The key-note la the allrer head dress, with large blue aapphlre ornament ' and two paradise feathers drooping like aHUnne, The dress (UeU la of gray green aatln, with a deep emerald green ecarf trimmed with allrer and gold braid wind ing around the dress. A bright blue net acarf touched with gold tinsel braid runt directly from the headdress Into the skirt. bright yellow scarf trimmed with sil ver taaaela and tlnaelled lace bangs over the anna, and In the picture la ehwn suspended from the hands. This la truly a glorloua combination of colore, yet It la not In any way overdone In the m aemble. , Another elaborate model la the one In the left hand comer. It la of pink chiffon tneseallne. with true Turkish troutera. These are covered with allver lace. A allvar lace and pink chiffon brocade In a allver coat flnlshea the essentials of the costume. I call your attention to the Ori ental acarf, which la taken directly from that of a famous old chieftain. ' The headdress la of richest aatln brocade In all aorta of vivid colore tied around the head. In the turban etyle, . with emerald 0'P X; fib-.-V, . MTz, - H ' - vf- V v t - . t- -hf:'-Cr::.v:vA'r;' 1t ;V!. Vr-A-: ' ; I rfr;-;fv-i.V '. ' ; ': V - -41' ' V. j "r?'t u ' ' green and yellow beads under the chin and around the neck. Now, these are dangerous dresses. It exactly the tight note la kept and If there It not Just a little bit too much added here and there, an exquisite effect can be produced aa In no other way. But If there la a little too much, then immediately the whole effect falls. I love to design euca dresses aa these, because they are ao extraordinarily ef fective to the wearer, and they present such interesting problema. A gown to be beautiful mutt be balanced, aa food to be completely nourishing to the body must be of aeveral kinds, and each mutt weigh in " values as much aa the other For instance, the creation of gray green eatin, with the headdress of allver lace, would be disappointing were It to have a choppy or cut-up effect Minor makers of cottumea err ia thla particular. When they make an elaborate gown they heap ln ' congruous deooratlona upon It, and the result la a gaudy hodge podge l . -.- v - t .. ' J ,'A7...'V : ' ' V'7 N M 7 1 J r r . T ' J .'.-,-.' . - w V ... - - f .- f ' ' r J -v. .-. v : ,-. - : : i '4 l": . " (" i ' - 'fHn ! f v.', ' . ..... r-. " i.: i: ; J . .;..... .-.--' Kv ' .i . A Wonderful Lady Duff-Gordon Creation of Gray Green tat In. The Headdress la ef Silver Lace, with Two Paradise Feathers Framing the Face. . . . . f -r--. .... ' . f -If - . n r - ' ..s : . 1 - ' . 1 11 4i- I I