The Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Paqe
LADY DUFF-GOR-'
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of fashion in. the world,
write each week tht fih
ioa article for this ntwtpa
pr. pretesting all that
newest and belt in itylei
for wdl-drested women.
', Lady ' ' Duf - Cordon'
Paris tjubtiihment brings
her into dot touch with
(hat cento el fashion.
Lady , Duff -Gordon'!
American attablithmcnU
art at Not. 37 and 39
West Fifty-seventh street.
New York, and No. MOO
Lake Short Drive, Chicago.
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T HA VI always argad harmonr In fownt. not only
I far aa tht woman horaelt la concernad, but also for
whart aha waara them. In my achema of thlnga
mtra w so place lor dlaharmonlet, and a woman and
. har dress should lit In aa much In one place aa In an
other. But perhaps tho ona'placa where woman should
be moat harmoaloua with her surrounding la at the
pan or tho play, '
1 mean that the spirit of the opera or tho play should
be otmalderM by a woman In choosing tho drees for
that particular ooeaalon. There should bo a harmony
on both aide of tho footlights. How much the croa- (
Uoa of such an atmosphere would enhance the artistry
and tho enjoyment of the whole production! And It
lao makea a woman teal "mora comfortable In heraelf."
' How mooogrooM it la to go to a tragedy I new
m
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do, hnt I can Imagine and tea all around ua
uVy, gaily dressed people 1 And bow de
pressing to go to real blithesome, jolly
show" and bo surrounded by people whoso
clothes radiate either aoberneaa or tensor
things! It a woman goat to tea "AM," for
Instance, thero ahould be tomethlng of Egypt
In har dreaa. If aha goae to see "Amoro del
Tro Re," thero ahould be a suggestion of tho
ModtaeTaL Yon aeo what I mean?
Thla largo figure, tor Instance, Is 'a harmony
own that comet within my meaning. It la of
peacock Mue,' trimmed with gold lace. - .The
aaah. la an Oriental colored brocade, and the
coatee la made of the same, lined with peacock
green satin. Skunk fur edgea the aleoTea of
thia coat, alto the neck', of the waist. The
sleeves of the waist are transparent, being ,
trimmed with hemstitched Vends of blue, green
and scarlet Touches of red, emerald green
and citron are In the taasela. The headdress
la a band of Oriental colore In all shades of
red end blues and yellow and green. .
And hare also are tome evening coats which
also Illustrate my meaning. The. beautiful
coat to the lower left-hand corner of the page
la of ermine, trimmed with black fox. ' Ermine
tall edge the collar all the way around, aa
well aa the bottom of the coat Such a coat la
a wonderful garment to wear to tome clever
comedy or manner for. of course, coata
ahould be as harmonloua aa dreesea.
The third picture shows a coat pf sapphire
blue aatln, lined with green blue, and hat
aleevea In a green-blue and emerald-green and
allver brocade, The tuffs and collar have
banda of Jeannette fur, and the long tie In the
front are of the aame brocade as In the sleeve.
trimmeu witn yellow and red. The headdijtt
worn with thl la a band of diamonds, with
huge. French embroidered teasels In real coral
and diamond;
Aa you will judge from these picture. I am '
particularly Interested In headdresaea. 'When
ever I create an evening gown I Instinctively
design an ornament for the coiffure which
ahould be worn with that gown. And here my
sense of the harmonies 1 of greet value. Mover,
for inatance, would I design a Greek fllet to be
worn wlth an Egyptian gown. Never ahould
an Oriental headdress, all jewel and hammered
metals, be worn with an Ingenue frock. And
never ahould a sumptuous evening costume be
.topped ey a simple bandeau, such as the aweet
young debutante might wear with a simple
tulle dresa. The tiara, which la really the mod
ern hair ornament,, should only bo worn with
one of the expensive ultra-modern gowns of thg
moment. Thus will harmony reign.
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