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Show f ADY DUFF-GORDON, the famous "Lucile" of London, and J foremost creator of fashions in the world, writes each week the i fashion article for this newspaper, presenting all that is newest and best in styles for well-dressed women. il Lady Duff-Gordon's new Paris establishment brings her into close j touch with that centre of fashion, j Lady Duff-Gordon's American establishment is at Nos. 37 and 39 West Fifty-seventh street, New York City. By Lady Duff-Gordon ("Lucile") I , TOCKETS? But why not? "When f jr" will we women adopt this " A eminently practical privilege j that has belonged to man for so J long? We want their rights, let us H take their privileges, and particular- t ly pockets. There is no reason why we should have our pockets placed like patches on our gowns. However, How-ever, we may have them Invisible, but useful, and this is accomplished I think in the picture of the hip-pocket hip-pocket gown that I am sending you this week. This little costume, as you can see, is very simple, but the lines are excellent. It is created in a heavy charmeuse. The shape of the skirt suggests the hour glass and right back of the embroidery on the hips are the pockets. They will he useful, use-ful, as well as ornamental. Some of us may not care ior pockets, pock-ets, but where is the woman who docs not thrill over the new sun- shades? The deep bell-shaped one in plain silk is stunning. It is designed, de-signed, of course, for the extremely high trimmed hats of this season. I And what a contrast is the dainty little affairs all made of lace ruf- lies on a net foundation. This is to be worn only with one of the very small hats, for there is nothing , worse than a hat that appears larger larg-er than the parasol held over It As you can see, the handles are extremely long. Why this sudden change in the shape's of the sunshade? It is all due to the hat trimmings, let me tell you. Have you a hat (and, of course, you have!) with a "lightning conductor" con-ductor" style of trimming in the way of a rigidly erect and aggressively tall arrangement of aigrettes or ostrich os-trich feathers, flowers or ribbon and If you have ever been caught in the rain when you were wearing it, and tried (and failed) to hold an umbrella at the right protective angle over your headgear, then you will indeed bo truly thankful to know that a new sunshade has been specially devised to save you from any such temper-trying temper-trying experiences and failures during dur-ing the many sunshiny hours to which in spite of many sad disappointments disap-pointments in the past we are looking look-ing forward hopefully thiB Summer, It Is really a most ingenious and effective novelty, and, like most successful suc-cessful things, is quite Bimple, only you must make up your mind to spe- J 1 dally reserve It for use with Just those hats and those bats only which have their very .high trimmings trim-mings at one side or the" back, and provide yourself with another and more ordinarily shaped sunshade for those occasions when your headgear distributes its adornments rather more evenly and moderately. For this newest shield against the sun is of the quaintest shape, one side taking a very considerable upward up-ward slope when It Is opened, though when it is closed there is no apparent difference of outline. The advantage is obvious as of course the proud possessor of the new sunshade sun-shade is saved from the constant and difficult manipulation of the handle, and the hat, feathers or flowers from the frequent and damaging jars and knocks which are the Inevitable result re-sult of a moment's forgetfulness. It is all managed by a clever variation of the shaping and placing of the ribs, and inasmuch as there Is a certain piquancy as well as a distinct dis-tinct convenience and protectiveness in the new shape, it is already and eagerly being acquired by any number num-ber of smart women who will make the first sign of sunshine their excuse ex-cuse to display their new possession and proclaim their up-to-dateness. And as if their shape were not enough to make them distinctive, some of tho new models can further boast of being covered in a now material ma-terial new, that is, for this particular purpose and draped in a way which Is gracefully reminiscent of the latest dress skirts. Let me picture to you, therefore, one- such pretty novelty whose sloped 'surface is covered with passion- The Small-Hat Sunshade of Net, Never to Be Worn with a Large Hat. M jjjj flower purple crepe de chine, the soft fabric being eventually arranged In festoons which hide all the points of the ribs, and are further finished off by a .little flatly rolled frill. At Intervals this frilled fulness is drawn upward Into a rosette-like knot and then left to hang in a long handkerchief-shaped end, so you may imagine that the resulting effect is very soft and decorative. And for the rest, it is all lined with chiffon, just a suggestion paler In tone, and provided with an enormously tall handle of snakewood topped with Ivory and gold altogether alto-gether a sunshade which would make its owner pray for fine weather. And by the way, I must not forget to point 3- out to you that its shape not only WSlM0iix&M eases your wrist and protects your pm'fmwMm Wi'f hat, but also brings the whole of the M:''W$WWm IB in sunshade into view in a way which staff' ffiB -JBfcrifr makes it worth your while to indulge fWSSBSB Klaf' in dainty details of this kind. V- M$$ffl$m&mM K And while tho hats have thus M W changed the shape of many of the 9 sunshades the fabric fashions in dresses have had just as potent" and M'SllWfm Wit decorative an influence on others, 'Mt and so it is that for specially smart 8? lLfa functions and frocks there are sun WWmfif shades made in cloth of silver and $fmmMkW 'M gold with boldly and beautifully bro- m ' ;W w caded designs in shimmering satin. Tm |
