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LADY DUFF-CORDON. At famow "Lucil" of London. m4 foremotl cfMlor of fohion in lh world,
write etch week trie fuhion rticU for thio newi paper, preeenting all that i Mwnt and bnl in ttlet for
well-dreaed women.
Lady Duff -Cor don't . Paris ettalliifimtnt bring tier into clot touch with' that contra of fadiion.
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By Lady Duff-Gordon
("LUCILE")
SPAIN it the dominant nation so far as dancing gown After the Spanish motif the Watieau claims popularity
ere concerned this season. The Spanish note Is supreme In evening attire. Glimpses cf our grandmothers' finery are
In the color, the silhouette and the fabric in that gar- granted us la the low-cut bodice defined by a ruffle of nar-
ment In which a pretty woman looks her prettiest, her party row lace and by tiny ribbons, and the wide skirts of flowered
silks.
The three models that are shown on this page are Ulustra-
ilress.
First the -silhouette. It Is bouffant. The skirts are unde
niably full, the fullness being emphasised by the panlers. tlons of the Spanish and Wat tea u motifs. .The aklrt of the
The tiny hoops worn over the hips and extending there the first U a straight tunic of lace over a petticoat of embroid-
soft draperies give the widenesa of outline characteristic of ered filet. The bodice is of white satin, tightly fitting, with
the Spanish dancing costumes -worn, not by professional a crushed girdle of the same. A Jacket of cherry colored
dancers, bift by the ladles In waiting of the court. The silk, trimmed with chinchilla fur and a conventional design
bodices are tight. High darts and gussets are used to give of the same cherry shade on bodice front, introduces a strlk-
In Its mould-like effect. Pointed stomachers add further to Ing note.
the Illusion of dancing gowns worn by beauties of old
Spain.
The photograph In the lower rifht hand corner shops
another "party gown" of Spanish tendencies a very
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The fabrics used bark back to Spanish models, for the simple one.
skirts are made for the most part of the lace, beloved of The smaller picture Is of a girlish gown In pastel blue
y women of the southern peninsula, since the women of Castile shade in which are woven clusters of deep blue forget me
wove it, lace of allken threads. Even the Spanish colors cots. The upper pari f the skirt is f "white net. A flounce
red, yellow and black are oft repeated In the ball gowns f the same finishes the elbow sleeves. The girdle Is of
A Distinctively "Soenl.W
Dross, with
Tight-Fitting Bodice and
"Pantolettea"
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teen In the late Winter and to be seen In the Spring.
dark blue velvet
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