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Show SAYS SIMPLICITV I IS KOTEDF FflSHfON I Lady Duff-Gordon, Authority ( on Styles, in New York ' on Short Visit. ' ! By International Mc-.vs Service- N1CW YORK, Ot. 12. Lady Duff Gor- ( don. Europe's leading authority on style jH and fashions, today arrived In this city j by the steamer Kron Prlnccssln Ceccllc for a short visit. She will return to Eng- I land on November IT. ' "Simplicity In the note of fashion to- I day." she said. "If one wants to be In the height of fashion one must wenr rlothlnp as simple as that worn by the schoolboy. In fact, fashionable women at present arc trylnp to make their heads as small as the head of an average boy. "Rats and puffs, curls and other artl-ficial artl-ficial hair Incrcascn have been ruthless-ly ruthless-ly thrown to one side. The stylish coir-fure coir-fure is one that discards all artificial aids and makes the linlr on the top of the head as thin aa possible. The hair Is now braided on the aides and curled over the ears and Hides of the face. Many of tho paBsonscrs on this boat have their hair dressed In that manner "While I nay that to be stylish one must wear simple cJolhlnc, I do not mean that there ure no new Ktartllnp styles to be seen In Paris. Just before I left I saw the most fantastic costume or the year worn by a well known socletv worn-an. worn-an. This creation displayed the wearer' knfes In Iho front aril revealed Uio bnoU of her loss and knees behind. Whothc that particular costume will have mam-admirers mam-admirers I cannot s:iv." Lady Duff Gordon" was told of Lilly Langtry's prescription for benutv and what the actress had to fay of the jH brilliant colors that men will wear In (he IH "I do not believe that men will wear brillant color?." renlled La lv ruff G don. "While it Is true thai "their shoot-incr shoot-incr KarmcntK arc tinged with a mam IH that resemble the heather. theri Iku been no scarlet and ureen dress suit ad-vertlscd ad-vertlscd and T have not hoard of men oelnK seen wearing pink trouser.i and yellow coats. I do not aqrec with Mrs IH LnnjUry that the secret of rt.ilnlns one s youthful appcaranrc Iks In clia-Jnc: clia-Jnc: pray thoughts and banlshlnir dark brown regrets, if 0nc would only th'nk forever of bright and cheerful thine ( .ind look for the happier side of lif 'H Mie face would reflect brightness nnd happines." |