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Show I ' , --'; ' St y : - j- ' I ft JSf r I 55 i Gown ,i JBHr KRH Velvet and Satin Brocade Compose This Gown. The Ornament at the Waist Line Iz of Rhinestones. o VM Y , C) kMU InUmiUontl Ftatuio erTlc. Inc. Back View of the Velvet and Brocade Gown. THE long, train gown Is enjoying more than customary favor. For al least three years the short evening guw n had superseded iL Tuo convenience of the short gown was a strong plea for its permanence In favor. But the added stateliuess of the gown with a train is a strong argument for thai type of robe. To the laste of some women the short gown stands for youth. Naturally that is a powerful element of appeal. But ihere are other women who, while they grant the fia-giant fia-giant charm of the first years of life, are impressed by the qualities of reserve and dignity To such women the courtly train gown has a strong attraction. The large middle figure on this page Is an illustration of the dignity of the gown with a train It la composed of mtln and velvet. The bodice Is of velvet, which falls at the .ide in a long tram in the form of a panel. The satin biocade, which is the magnificent portion of the robe. Ureal ismujd kuuu u cr,j tif it I . pfc - cor: SttiDl an: r ; tea Jr: An tvgri - Mil -::roi Oov.-n th of Velvet tjt With :itSt Faiilc ' Panel . 0r and ti ri lb w Hi tsot t '-. 'J a toil aa m I th, r. tUl Wrtai I J W ef tb 'I ltc irei ) K HBls t , iv i fe i( . Sfdia ' up, tire Meal Miolo, r i tOBld . . ' -I... ) "tod ; lorn LDY DLFF-GORDON, the mou "U- M ciU ' of London, nd (otemoil creitor I II of fihion in the world, writes etch Week the f&ihion article for thit nevMpaper, fi iP 1 1" presenting that is nec4t and best in aL II style (or weli-dre$ed women. Il ll Lady Duff-Gordon j Pans eiteMwlutwal 1 1 I bruigs her into close touch with that centre bw oi fashion. IP Lady DufT-Gordon's American establish- 9) ments are at Nos, 37 and 39 Wejt Fifty- QV seventh street. New York, and No. 1400 Lake ISU jJc ihore Drive, Chicago. j 4Vg By Lady Duff-Gordon ("Lucile" crosses the shoulder and sweeps in long, curving lines at f i the fronc and back. The satin falls in a rich, vidj i 5JJd drapery at the back, ending in a square effect that meets- 1 v f a the velvet. The left ihouldi ed by a loot narrow .Wrfi116 m strap'of rhlnestones. On ll 1 1 r . at the normal wait fty" that line, is a conventional ornament of the rhlnestone.-. "ij' The small middle figure.: gi' --- t back i -w of 'ho cos- A?1 Vftrje tume I have iust described The rhlno.tone headdreVfl is Ml,t'ti in harmony with the scheme of the i o tunie f'sUo On tlw ;. ii you see a gown ( (jrocade satin, gcneraii-ly 14 rnn. endowed with chiffon. A rhines-tone buckle clasps the .iu7t evei gown at the waist. The long, weeping train Is conspicu- 1 " oualy present. N of'ni The fourth figure, that on the right, is of eliiffon velvet. BV j Its side patil ;,nd train arc of faille B.Ik. Tulle covers one Bll tv,'1 shoulder In graceful drai?ry. .Vote the fulness and length mb ol the train. I7 IS'ln10 |