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Show LADY DUFF-CORDON, the famous "Luolc ' of London, and foremost creator of fashions a the world, writes each week the fashion article for tit i newspaper, presenting all that is newest and best in styles for well-dressed women. Lady Duff -Cordon s Pf:j eMabh-hmenl brings her into close touch with that centre of fashion. Lady Duff-Cordon's American establishment are at Nos. 37 and 39 West Fu'ty-seventh street, New York, and No. 1 400 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. j ' l 'sj ' " Dinner Gown of Silver Edged l Is the . Material - Gold Lacft I of Thls . Lines Evening Wrap. g This Squirrel. The. . Trimmed Accordion t Coat Pleated Collar Novelty. 0 1020. International Fcntur-e service Inc. Great Britain Klgbt t By Lady Duff-Gordon ("Lucile") THE cloak Is the calyx of beauty. It Is as the rougher circle of outside leaves that protects the Inner petals o( a flower from the dust, the wind, the thousand Infinitesimal enemies to plant life that populate the air and earth. The original origi-nal cloak performed the same service. It was of rougher texture than It la to-day. Its primary purpose being service It was a mere outer covering, and coarse material sufficed for Us building. But as the gown has evolved from homespun home-spun Into chiffon, the cloak has emerged from Its crude early state. To-day, or rather to-night, cloaks are fashioned of material as delicate or as magnificent as that of the frock they cover. The terrace wraps which this page dls-plnys dls-plnys for you afford an idea of the stage which has been reached by the evolution of the wrap I have given to them the name " terrace wraps" because they are of the kind one frequently sees enveloping dinner gowns and their owners on a stroll on the veranda or the terrace of a beautiful home in this country or In England after dinner. Of two-toned georgette la the gracefully draped cloak which Is reproduced on the left-hand figure of this group. A novelty of LCTcrved. a pleasing sort Is tho draped accordloa plaited collar. Bauds of Jeannette fur lend a strong color note to the collar and to the skirt of tho wrap. The middle figure, shows a coat of two-toned two-toned chiffon. The coat is full and loose. The sleeves are wide, beginning as kimono sleeves and ending In an extended coat ef , 1 1 feet, finished by a border of squirrel fur. The wide shawl collar la also of squlrreL The lining of gold lace peeps from the edges or the cloak and at the collar, and furnishes glimpses of luxury when the wearer moves. A terrace gown of harem suggestions Is shown on the right side of the page. It Is made over a slip of flesh-colored satin. Cream lace edged with a border of silver brocade Is the chief building material of the gown. The girdle Is made of satin and velvet. vel-vet. Bands of the satin and velvet are carried car-ried up In lengthwise strips to the bust line. The three-quarter sleeves and the line of the bodice from shoulder to belt are finished by a piping of taffeta. A pearl fllhpt, with a large central sapphire, accompanies the costume and adds a note of Bumptuousness while still emphasising the cool, chaste effect ef-fect of the robe of lace. Observe the new extra length of the gown. - MB J |