Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 6, 1915, Page 21

o/ B Crovmless Mats and APP@H Dresses” Two of the Newest Notes of the Summer Fashions Described by Lady Duff-Gordon LADY DUFF-GORDON, the famous “‘Lue cile” 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 welldressed women. Lady Duff-Gordon's Paris establishment brings her into close touch with that ceatre of fashion, Yellow Silk and Lace Tea Gown, with One of the Odd New Caps. ‘‘Lucile’” Model By Lady Duff-Gordon. ERBE are two very odd and interesting little mew fashion touches. One is the crownless hat, which has the hair for fts crown, and the other £» an adaptation of the apron to the drees. Hats have more of novelty in them this season than almost ever before. They are, indeed, coming to their own 4s a decorative e e The apron dress is all white hopsack. The hat is one of the always delightful broad brim “somewhat floppy” type. The apron dress is very listle more than the adaptation to fashion of & janitor's or a carpenter’s anything. A Wtle tea gown Is of yellow lace, and here, too, we have a novelty in the cap, which 18 also of lace, with & modification of the Dutch wings. At & Ritz Juncheon party the other day it was generally admitted that the winner of the Smartness Stakes was a certain almost boy- ishiy slender little lady whose cost end skirt costume of black and white checked tweed was almost as severely simple in style as & man's suit. Also, it was just s immaculately tatlored, hence fts own and the wearer's success The skirt was of the shortest, its fulness flaring out st ilis sides only, and the back and tront hanging straightly and just touching the tops of the high black Russian boots, whose putting on, let me warn you, means the use of a “jack,” and whose taking off demands the help of either & very muscular maid or & hus- band sufficlently new to be devoted and de- lighted to. “assist” at his wife's toflette! The cost buttoned right up to the neeck, with & series of little rounded eflver buttons, end just showed & line of an inner collar of white lawn beyond its berdering piping of black estin. Then the toque, too, was of black satin and of distinctly military outline, with just & cockade of satin ribbon, edged with sil- wer galon for its trimming. It was set on the head at the acute angle of a forage cap, nor was there much more balr shown than r 7 The New Crownless Hat and a Turquoise \J Tulle Restaurant Gown That Lady Duff- Gordon Calls ““Why Do You Hesitate?' ‘‘Lucile’’ Model lne of satin against the forehead. So nothing could well have been sim- pler than this “get-up,” and yet the resuiting effect was eyo-arresting and even startling to a degree rarely attained even by costly elaboration. ‘Though, to be sure, as regards cost, this simple little suit would, I am sure, be calculated to give a severe shock to the husband who was sud- denly calied upon to pay the bill! It almost goes without say that navy blue serge suiting is responsible for a goodly number of the new fullskirted models, whesher these he of the coat and skirt or the alldn-one “coat-dress” vadety. e trimming of black military brald being almest as inevitable ae it is, certainly, and al- ways, effective. Sometimes the costumes will have a shert and quite straightly cut coat with & centre fastening of braid-edged buttonholes and braid-covered but- tons, which can be used right up to the edge of the military collar, or left undone for an inch or two at the top, to show an under'lining of white moire. Then, just over the hips, wearer had been & soldier man, the in & weries of hr’ild-ed.ed nc:llap’:. nfl'-i"u?z}:fi%fiffi? d::m‘:ow locks being brushed right back from the ple at the hem, where, by the way, its measurements are exactly four and head and the ears, and just showing a sleek Walking Dress of Blue, with Blue 5 haif yards. This 1s a style which can, Indeed, be depended wn o oo and smooth sweep &t the left side, never s asnd White Striped Collar and oln:: ! '-ox:t:llu with n;. slim figure which helps to give an ap- stray curl being permitted to reliev Ouffs. *‘Lucile’’ Model. l'o-ullrulyoh yn‘h“ ness even when the woman's Calvary—middle age— ® g g H | | | |