Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 13, 1915, Page 27

N : Tie OMAHA SUNDAY BEE MAGAZINE PAGE @55@@7 Up Dress ., |] TS 'w A Good and Bad Taste in Fashion Elaboration Described by Lady Duff-Gordon ADY DUFF-GORDON, the famous “Lu- L cile of London, and foremost creator of fashions in the world, writes each week the fashion article for this newspaper, presenting all that is newest and best in styles for well-dressed ‘women. Lady Duff-Gordon's Paris establishment brings her into close touch with that centre of fashion. e Sl ¥ LA SR Interesfing Little Afternoon Dress, with Broad Belt and “Elaborated” Turned Over Skirt Edges. rousers,’ Oriental 8ash and - Vivid Headdress. “Lucile” Model. green and yellow beads under the chin and sround the neck. Now, these are dangerous dresses. If exactly the right note is kept and if there is not just a little bit too much added here and there, an exquisite effect can be produced a8 0 no other way. But if there is a little too much, thea immediately the whole effect falls. I love to design such drosses as these because they are so extraordinarily ef- fective to the wearer, and they present such interesting problems. A gown to be beautiful must be balanced, as food to be completely nourishing to the body must be of several kinds, and each must weigh in values as much as the other! For By Lady Duff-Gordon. RESSES can be dressed up just as a4 woman can. By “dressing up” one means the little bits of em- broldery and the curious odd individual touches which make & dress a real cres- tion, Of course the only rule of good taste In “dressing up dresses” is not to Here s a very wonderful, I think, “dressed up” dress. It is really a butter iy ‘The key-note is the silver head- dress, with large blue sapphire ornaments and two paradise feathers drooping like anténne. The dress itself is of gray green satin, with a deep emerald green.scarf A Wonderful Lady Duft-Gordon trimmed with silver and gold braid wind- ing around the dress. A brightsblue net Creation of scarf touched with gold tinsel braid runs Gray Green Satin. directly from the headdress into the skirt. The A bright yellow scarf trimmed with sfl- Headdress Is of ver tassels and tinselled lace hangs over Sliver Lace, the arms, and in the picture is shown with Two Paradise suspended from the hands. This is Lruly Feathers Framing the Face. & glorious combination of colors, yet it is not in any way overdone in the - semble. Another elaborate model is the one in the left hand corner. It is of pink chiffon L gusand messaline, with true Turkish trousers. These are covered with silver lace. A silyer lace and pink chiffon brocade in & silver coat finishes the essentials of the costume. I call your attention to the Ori- ental scarf, which is taken directly from that of a famous old chieftain. ¢ The headdress is of richest satin brocade in all sorts of vivid ) colors tied around the M bead in the turban style, with emerald