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Show Hp 1 I a Ljcfy Duff gbt -2 y T)PQ PQS I I - I ' I I K This Motor Coat Is of Ribbed Duvetyn, l 1 99 r ADV DUFF-GORDON. famous "Lucilc" of Loti- don, and foremost creator of fashions in ihe world. Short Belted Coat, with Braid Trimming. wr,(cs eah the fashion article for this newspaper. presenting all that is newest and best in styles for weU-dressed women. I Hy Seanhore Gown p ?fA "' Lady DufT-Gordon's Pans establishment brings her into By Lady DufT-Gordon l"Lucite') of Heavy close touch With that centr, of fashion 1 IT HE time has Ions passed when one could say with any trutli "It doesn't matter what we wear for outdoor sports" It does indeed matter a great doal. The wave of daintiness in apparel has reached even to the garments worn for cit-of-door recreation and relaxation. Even the skirt and sweater in which one lounges in a fa mock or stretches on the lawn while she tickles her nose with a blade of grass 6hould be neat and whole and possessing chic or smartness. The specimen which you see on the large figure In the middle of the pago shows how fresh and dainty a sports dress can be. I This seashore sport frock is a one-piece gown of crepe dc chine. It Is made on simple sim-ple lines, being almost straight. Slight darts ro taken low in the waist on cither side. There Is an inset in the front of the dress of contrasting material. The wide, flat girdle is composed of both materials, the crepe de chine of the dress and the silk employed for the inset. The c-rdle has fhort sash ends on one side. The sash ends are fastened by long silk fringe reaching reach-ing nearly to the hem of the skirt The Tarn o' Shanter is of Angora cicth. trimmed with interlaced rows of flat straw in two contrasting shades. On the left hand you see a model of a country sport coat. The coat is a short, belted one, with short sleoves and slightly open in front, showing the white lace blouse. The coat is of eilk duvetyn. It is trimmed about the skirt with four rows of flat silk braid. Tho belt is adorned with a doublo row of the braid. Down the front and about Crepe de Chine. Two-Toned Girdle, with Heavily Fringed Ends, Is a Smart Touch. ' far ' Lady Duff-Gordon's American establishments are at Nos. 37 and 39 West Fifty-seventh street. New York, and No. I 400 Lake Shore Drive. Chicago. the three-quarter length sleeves is the braid arranged in single rows. With this is worn a skirt of heavy outing flannel of the washable wash-able sort. The last of the group of three pictures is that of a ribbed duvetyn motor coat The fulness of the coat i3 gathered upon a deep yoke. The long sleeves are full and wrinkled, like Yvette Guilbert's famous black gloves. The skirt of the coat is cut away in the front and finished in points on the sides. The collar Is a wide, rolling one. The coat hangs loosely from the shoulders, being fastened only by two large buttons. Its demurcness is relieved by a gorgeous, many-colored lining of foulard. The hat worn with it is of silk straw, fashioned into a draped tur ban and trimmed with a small silk bow. Sports clothes are growing more and more handsome. Great care is taken that they be smartly cut for elegant elTcct. But equal care is taken hat they bo of substantial, preferably dark, colors for service, and that the material be not too quickly perishable j trIkingnole of the new sports clothes is their ornatencss. For instance, note the laco collar and cuffs on the gown reproduced in the middle of this page. C) 1DC0 International Fcstur? Sttrtd, In. Creai Britain lliht lmt J |