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Show K "V rSS 7 Y W DL7F-G0RD0N. the faxoui "Lucie" of London, and forraoil cr alor of fajruoni r T V. "r- Yy m the world, write each week the foK.on Article for th.i newipaper. prccBtm all L T '' " tkat w aeweat ud bnl m gryte for weli-dreed woaea. aj I , A Lady Duf-Gordoa't Pam eitabluhmenl brmji her into cloae touch with thi centra of faahioa. ' V J ' f A Lady Duf-Cordon'i American elablthrcent are at Not. 37 tod 39 Wet Fif ry-jeventb -jm ' V itreet. New York, and No. 1400 Lake Shore Dnve. Chicafo. . JP ' The Voluminous Harem Skirt. I - with Simple Surpliced Bodice. u. I i y I Dress Tiisf SJWs the Shgbtly Trousered Effect i in Its Drapery. R By Lady Duff -Gordon ( " L U C I L E " ) DEBUTANTE and Blraplit lty arc synonyms In so far as dress is concerned con-cerned The debutante- who wears a drees that approaches the magnificence of her moth- er's Is guilty of the exercise of t Simple Elegance in a Dress of bad taste Or. more probably, 'Lucile" - Lightest Weight Metallic j her mother Is. M ode,s ' JrT Cloth. Draped with On this page I show you gowns f Metal Net. which' are suitable for the young A Person Whn In ftntcrlnir arvrlotv '4f ' FVesh. rweet. but an lota removed from childhood, what a pleasing spectacle she is for gods and humans! It may have been when seeing a debutante at a ball that one f your American poets was moved to j . write: "Standing with reluctant feet Where the brook and river meet, Womanhood and childhood sweet." A girl making her bow to society always "mind me of a fawn. She Is slim and Ught of foot and frightened though fasci-nstad fasci-nstad by the sights she sees. 1 cannot imagine the fawn caparisoned by heavy brocades and Oriental embroideries, by fortune-bartering Jewels, by any mass of glittering things The ideal costume for the pirl who l s making her debut is one of simple lines and simple stuffs This page reveals three gowns appropriate appro-priate for debutantes' dau tng dresses. The large middle figure haj the atmos phere of simple elegance It Is made of lightest weight metallic cloth, and draped with metal net. trimmed with a narrow border' of .metallic ribbon. While the foundation foun-dation material is handsome and expensive, It has not the ponderous appearance of ths heavior metal cloths It has a straight. cant skirt bordered by a flounce The bodice is composed of folds of the metallic cloth. Like the laco flounce that borders the skirt, the bodice Is finished by a garland of small, ribbon-made flowers. Over the foundation robe is draped first a .narrow skirt of the net, then a veil of the net at the sides, the upper edge, turned down, forming a double drapery at the hip line. The shoulders are covered by the net The short gleeves are lormed by them. The second drew, displayed by the large m left-hand figure. Is In contrast with the first, it is more son bre. being of a dark shade of net over a light robe. But relief la afforded by the embroidered sleeves'. The sleeveB are kimono kimo-no coerlngs that have parted company on the upper Hue of ths arm The front and back of the ): bodice form low-cut Vs. while the sleeves form lnvened V' with the point of the shoulders. The drapery, straight at tho back, is feBtooned to a point at the sides near the belt Tho drapery, as sleeves and bodice, has a border of flat beading. Tho dnfpery Is dratn in. la slightly trousered effect, at th hem. Over the robe foundation and beneath the. drapery appears the touch that li especially smart ant m.v.-l rt uIHa rlhhnnn that ll 1 '- - " ' hang - from the waist, introducing color notes. The normal waist line Is marked by a crushed velvet girdle. The small upper right hand figure Is th simplest, hence most girlish, of the gowns. It Is of silk, with a harem skirt of voluml nous character, and a simple bodice of slightly surplice ettect. One sleeve la composed com-posed of u flat arrangement of the silk graduating Into a narrow strip at th shoulder. The other is of flowers arranged rj in a garland and crossing the shoulder. A row of Intertwined flowers Is drawn about the skirt at Ub greatest fulness. The fulness of the skirt makes it especially advantageous for dancing. .1 tC) 1S10 lDlrnllooal Feature 8rl'-e. loe. Orst -"-'n R';tn Rfrt(4 ' I aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaafLMMaaaaaaa JJffjaaaaaaaaaaf aaaafl tiHrtl Wtit Sfi i ML A: |