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Show r : I! Ahernoon Costume j I With Old Blue Showing the New I Long Overskirt, fo)lMu$ti U The Sleeves of the V .Jr) - I I .- Are Very Novel. I P&W ' By Ifw j fruMiATTNG is the strongest Instinct of fem- l H j P i Inlne nature. No matter what enttc-iJrAt enttc-iJrAt arguments the Feminists ad- IJojli ILgM-jJ vance to strengthen their case, every lino 9b ; woman brave enough to hold a mirror up to lEcji her soul knows that this instinct is the main- MM spring of her life. It guides her from her youth up. It lies dormant during childhood, but Itw I as girlhood advances it begins to "sit up and HnB take notice," as you would say in America. w9j The most natural thing in the world, there- mm tore, is the preening of feathers which the girl Itw .begins early in her teens. Whatever her social Him position may be, she wants to look pretty just Efl for one reason in the world to- win a man's HjB love or to keep it after it is won. Bill Untn a woman is married lite is Lo her. not only a battleground where she fights for 'her man, but a market place in which she displays her wares. The debutante, too young to grasp entirely the meaning of the wonderful "coming-out" wardrobe provided by her mother, nevertheless does her part nobly In making the most of her small talents. She knows that she has a part to play. The older woman is more "fully alive to the end she is striving for, and there is more art in her market display. The woman who has already disposed of her wares Is naturally keen about keeping the. buyer In subjection, and employs her art in never -letting him realize how very little, after all, he is getting for his LADY DUFF-GORDON, the famous "Lucile" of London, and foremost fore-most creator of fashions in the world, writes each week the fashion article for this newspaper, presenting all that is newest and best in styles for well-dressed women. Lady Duff-Gordon's Pans establishment brings her into close touch with that centre of fashion. Lady Duff-Gordon's American establishment is at Nos. 37 and 39 West Fifty-seventh street. New York. , ' .;:-.' money or in return for his love. ; - Few women will admit that they live but to ' ' Vv get married, and few men will admit that they are influenced by the clothes a woman wears. yc, There may be men who do not know or care V '.' ''-r'f'--what a woman wears, but I doubt it They may . '''''' not be able to tell whether her gown Is made - Chrysanthemum of satin or cloth, but they know if it is becoming, becom-ing, if It Is smart and If it looks expensive. ' Gown ing, if it is smart and If it tooks expensive. ' ' , My friend James Barrie is of the opinion that what every woman knows is that Eve was White made out of Adam's funny-bone. But I do not agree with him. What every woman knows is Lnarmeuse, that she has to keep one step ahead of the With woman next door or around the corner in order to make herself noticed In the marriage mar- J" Flame ket. It is this feeling pure and simple that has c created in woman the desire for display. She r knows that a man likes to feel that every other "' Coat, man envies him the handsomely dressed worn-an worn-an he is seen with In public. At a dance a : , man enjoys the feeling that he is dancing wiLh '.j'-' the best-dressed woman in the room. '"'jr?--''" These thoughts were rather forcibly brought . lo mind one day last week when r attended a ;;fl' garden -party, which was nothing more nor ' -.V? less than a matrimonial grab bag under the V .V auspices of a charming matron who has three j. daughters to marry off. And she was surrounded sur-rounded by matrons who also had their daughters daugh-ters to settle in life. Each girl In question was dressed with the utmost enrc. And Invariably it was the girl with the most striking costume who won the first attention from the male beings who thronged the "market." From this party 1 went to an opening, where I met a very much fatigued mother. "Help me choose some gowns for my daughter," she said on meeting me. "Nothing too girlish, for f she has really passed the 'joune fille' ago." I am sending you this week the "Marrlaga Market" gownB 1 selected for this mother. . They arc, as you can see, somewhat extreme in style, but. what would you? This daughter must keep ahead of the daughter of some other mother. The two afternoon costumes, while extreme, are not outre nor groteque. The MfMy-.jay jettg worn a? a corsage Is a glowing trlnuitv Vk TvA In what surroundings is woman t Iff i fv V X h v best? In the ballroom, at the dlmsfj m J say? I had the tea hour la mind bHl f x KX u chose tbe delectabIe llule mi ud fLijjWji-.li 'diAi costume ith lta flesh-coIored bodice ulj ySBI 4 ' There Is dignity about ths (toner c, l "At Home" Costume in Shades of Rose, with Gold Embroidery. chrysanthemum costume Is .striking In color and very graceful In line. The gown Is white charmeuse; the draped coat la a flame-colored cbarmeuse Just the color of the chrysanthemum chrysanthe-mum she wears; the sash is a flame velvet. Her bag and her hat supply the needed touch of black. This costume worn by the Blender brunette girl for whom it was bought will make an impression in the market, even though the times be dull. Tlie other afternoon costume Is a daring combination of blue and white. The large rose . j Handsome Dinner CmjJ . Black Chiffon Over W ' H Girdle of Re 5w- jM |
