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Show - m ' i. -'t' ; - - " Many Folds ' impPk " - 5 , " v;, VI ver Satin of - ..rtijffV l- ' "V7HETHER your. evening govm shan be long or jv , i' ' W' 8bort dePends ""P.011 your own choice. Your ' r. f-""''py" n oholce, I hope, will be governed by the consld- "v ' f ration , of eultablllty to the occasion. Both long and ' - v" ehort gowns are suitable for a dinner or even a dinner. ; dance. But those women who have the gift of the -' -.'! French, an absolute Instinct as to suitability of tho aff '-'JNh dr(?SS t0 tb occaslon' do not solct Sown with a long ? Sl'.V C traIn for the theatre nor for tho opera; nor for any occa- -fe l0D-aS a WeddInE: or vefy largo reception, where there m r.j t. 10 surf "to be a crush. The reason is simple. Tho long " gown "Is in tho way and -Is subject to embarrassing '-v'?;. accidents. V4. Into this question of suitability enters the considera- "-.)' tIon age. To tho woman of taste age Is a factor. "It It is not smart to talk of age. Smart -folk ignore it, In thQ hPe lhat what the late American poetess, Ella , 'Wheeler Wilcox, said might be true. Her advice was, 'l "Ipnore the years, and the years will ignore you." r; v Nevertheless, it Is not human to be entirely Insen-lble Insen-lble to the march of time. When Madame thinks of ; ' ' ft Zb3Z) uffCyordon -..'vW' -VV;?.- f ADY. DUFF-GORDON, thi f5 f v5W;Pf: I famou, "Icik" of Undon. ,f ' '-'jM'f!"- and foremost creator of fashioni Mt.ik ' ' b world wite tach week the rfj V V-f;y;v fashion article for this newspaper, pre- !ir: v'--v ' senting all that is newest and beat in ''kf VV iljr '' 4 dy Duff-Gordon's Paris estab- W-'4 WW''-i' brings her into close touch ImP'-f WftL' 'lv''V witH that centre op fashion. ' - 4 WvV vf '''k' Lady Duff-Gordon's American es- . ..''M ' tablishments are at Nos. 37 and 39 ' 'A U0m M&&$ Wat Fifty-seventh street, New York. ' M 0WWm MiM- d No' 1400 Shore Drive, " ' - W llMfww ' : ' - - ii ft npsi W I e v V-ViiU -' , ;ront View of the "Melisande" ! . " '" , Gowru k'.'if .... : ' . . ' , By Lady Duff -Gordon C'LUCILE") the years I hope she will give thought also to the brevity brev-ity of her dress and determine that that brevity shall bo in harmony with whatever marks time has made upon her' face. . Short skirts and an ageing face are discordant. .The loiig evening dross which I show you on this page 1 have named tho "Clairo." It Is ma'do. with apparent ap-parent simplicity, o! charmeuse. The material Is drapdcl gracefully from, the right shoulder arid drawn into fulness ful-ness at the waist line by a narrow girdle of satin buds. The- left side or the bodicevis made of shadow lace, the motif of which Is outlined by brightly colored floss. There Is a fillet of silver and diamonds, attached to which is a t.uft.,oi bird of paradise feathers fastened by a clasp of pearls. (C) 1020. Intcrnatlpnol Featuro Serrl To the BBort evening, gown I have given the name, the "Mellsande." It is composed of marquisette draped In many olds over a slip o satin of lighter hsade. Gold liocps extend the skirt about the hlpB. The narrow girdle Is of gold galloon. Silk flowers appear In the bodice and on the hair. Those on the hair show above a gold fillet. The third picture shows a back view of tho "Meli- sande" robe. Note the arrangement of the volumlnouu sleeves by means of folds of tho marquisette crossing in tho style of a surplice. Colors -will bo dominant We will see fewer black ' gowns than we did last "Winter.. White lace robes will bo frequently seen. But what I term natural colors, those wbich we would Bee In a stroll through a garden, are already more in evidence tihan they have been for five Summers.. N.ot slnco war Incarnadined the world and women turned from the sanguinary hue to the color of mourrilng have we seen so roany flower-colored gowns. Every smart function resembles a storm of flower petals. ' co. luc, GrcAt Britain RirhU KescrreO. th -'; .a I , ' 1 sV : A .P I mm- w :. i rift S' ' f Fis ' I The "Claire f ; a Gown . . - of Charmeuse, -T ' M |