Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 2, 1915, Page 19

Lady Duff-Gordon Describes the Newest, Oddest Millinery and -Its Relation to the “Fashions That Stick.” By Lady Duff-Gordon (‘‘Lucile’’) N one of my many articles on fashionsamade- in-America I hinted that one of the reasons Paris continues to be and has to be the centre of fashion fs-bétause it is the home of the coquette and those interesting little cabaret folk that one meets in the restaurants and on the race courses. These people with their pecullar dar- Ing are {nvariably each season the origin of some funny, original, queer little line or of some almost barbaric manipulation of the bair—something like “bobbing”—or of hands with red finger tips, or chalk white makeup, or the new “stubbed” toes, and signed for such famous dancers as Mrs. Castle and Florence Walton and others, I have tried as much as possible to do some of these extraordinary things, and T suggest that America, if it wants to become a centre of fashion, set about to create the same hunting ground for ideas in New York and Chicago and San Francisco and the other big citiqe” that exists in Parls. Each great ecity could Rave its Longchamps, its Dieuville andpso on. Let your man- nikins promenade in astonishing clothes to be adopted and adapted later by the more sober peo- ple; let your cabarets and restaurants be filled with ADY DUFF.GORDON, the fa- mous_“Lucile” of London, and foremost creator of fashions in the world, writes each week the fashion article for this mewspaper, presenting all that is newest and best in styles for well- dresed women. Lady Duff-Gordon's Paris establish- ment brings her into closk touch_ with that centre of fashion, Te OMAHA SUNDAY BEE MAGAZINE PAG_@ goodness knows what else. But whatever it is, there it is. These people with all their wild ideas invariably start some new lne, invent some new color or some new arrangement that i one of the foremost factors in the following season’s note—and. spmetimes dictates the whole season. , In America one sadly misses these little people. ?' There is no one here of just their type—just as there 1s no life of just the kind they represent. Nor is it necessary at all that you should have either, so Tong a8 your own representative dancers and actresses will “take the tip” and create these inter- esting things in the same way. All it needs is a epice of ingenuity, originality and daring. Among the last lot of stage clothes I have de- ®) [ Il than an eighteenth century form worn eo low the face that it is impossible for one to see without the transparency in front. It is composed of pea- cock blue aerofane over a silver colored fan of very fine transparent composition somewhat like cellu- lold, the blue giving & particularly attrac tive appearance to the eyes inside. The back 1s turned up with a large bouquet of flowers that repeats the garland around the front. In the top right hand corner we have another of the sebra effects I spoke of the other week—in black indestructible voile. She reminds one of the white ‘queen in Alice in Wonderland, with the Va - Dyke underskirt and her graduated tub shape figure. The white lines are composed of Russian braid, Black and white buttons follow tife entire way down the front, both below and above the buckled walst band. The other photograph is a natural colored tussore faced with black and white. She has the most queer seronaut collar, rather like the top of her sacque, being a complete circle many sizes too large for the head and with a strap and buckle that tighten it in much the same way that a mailbag is closed. The same buckle appears again et the wrist and leaves at the neck an unevenly pleated frill. She wears & black tagal hat, with a martial plume. The parasol is a very, very long one. And that reminds me to say that parasols are to be this season what they always ought to Le—real works of ‘art. Both the parasol and the umbrells—did you know it?—are really of kingly and priestly origin, They were at first never intended fer #~ch common- place uses as keeping off raln and sun. Vo, indeed! They were umbrellas of honos, sacres umbreilas, parasols of the gods, and s0 on. And becanse thay were such high symbols the best snd weav- ers and oraftsmen and jewel makess their best work on them, Theu the prastical Occidental took them, and behold--art sn to utility, But lhlll y?r “.'”y::"fia b. to ust as we are in dresses. A0 SOND® SUrpMsin, of mine later on here, I hope. » e And so much for to-day. . B L \ A Black and White Spring Dress, With the New ** Aero- paut’’ Collar and Ouffs. (‘‘Lucile’ Model.) The Window Pane Hat, with Its Silvery Pane and Peacock Blue *‘Ourtains,’ Copyuighl, 4uio, by the Blar Compyuy. Greal Britaia Kiv % e oo