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The
“Tolstoy"
Costume,
Showing
the
Novelist's
Blouse and
the
Near-Trouser
Skirt.
one is created in a delightful new shade of rose
that Paris adores. It is a shade just between the
old American beauty and the clear rose pink. It
is the favorite shade this year of the Princess
Louise, the only daughter of the Emperor of Ger
many, who is getting her trousseau this season—
but very few things, alas, in Paris!
L ADY DUFF-GORDON, the .amous “Lucile" of London, and fore
most creator of fashions in the world, writes each week the fashion
article for this newspaper, presenting aH that is newest and best in
styles for well-dressed women.
Lady Duff-Cordon's Paris establishment brings her into close touch
with that centre of fashion.
Lady Duff-Gordon’s American establishment is at Nos. 37 and 39
West Fifty-seventh street. New York.
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Thr
Draped
Russian
Blouse
and
the
Latest
Trouser
Skirt.
No. 9584.—A New Blouse Model.
T HIS' design has long shoulders,
and the sleeve may be finished
to the wrist or in shorter
length, with a notched cuff. The
model is suitable for linen, pique,
’ corduroy, voile, ratine, galatea. lin-
ene or silk.
The pattern is cut in six sizes—
32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 Inches bust
measure. It requires 3% yards of
27-inch material for a 36-inch size.
No. 9574.—A Serviceable Model.
This design has long strap ends
fastened to the belt at the back.
The pattern is cut in three sizes
—small, medium and large. It re
quires 3% yards of 36-inch material
for a medium size. •
No. 9577.—Dress for Misses and
Small Women.
The design is made with a yoke,
having shoulder extensions that join
the sleeve. The skirt is a two-piece
model. The design will ^develop
nicely in repp, linen, linene, cordu
roy, eponge, ratine, crepe or silk.
The pattern is cut in five sizes—
14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 years. It re
quires 4% yards of 40-inch material
for a 16-year size.
No. 9585.—A Charming Afternoon
Gown.
This unique and attractive design
has the closing at the side.
The pattern is cut in five sizes—
34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust meas
ure. It requires r ■% yards of 36-inch
material for a 36-inch size.
To obtain any of these desirable
models, fill in the accompanying com
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Pan*. April 25.
T HE chic Psrisienne i» bow giving a greal deal of attention to the
shoes and stockings she wears in the evening, at balls and *‘au Res
taurant." Her newest craze is to have her evening shoes made
with two long pieces of velvet studded with diamonds; these come from
the hack of the shoe, and are then bound round the ankle, Greek fashion,
and finish half way up the leg with a diamond ornament.
A beautifully dressed Parisienne has the clocks of her flesh silk stock
ings embroidered with pearls; just a line of pearls up each side, with
three little Empire leaves, made of pearls, finishing the clock. From the
centre of these hangs a small tassel, also made of pearls.
A well-known Russian princess, who is renowned for the beauts- of
her hands and jewels, is wearing a circle of diamonds on the three
centre fingers of her right hand, and from each comes a tiny diamond
chain. These are all brought together at the wrist with one large pearl
surrounded with diamonds. The string of diamonds then encircles her wrisl
in the form of a bracelet.
This shade of rose was designed for
her, and is just being put on the market
here. 1 have created this charming costume in
this shade, and am sorry that you can
not see- it in color. The fabric Is a lovely supple
ratine. You must know that there are many dif
ferent kinds of this popular fabric, each one very
suitable for just such costTimes as this.
The blouse has one side curved and draped in
a very odd manner. The front opens to the girdle.
And this girdle is made of a very ornate figured
velvet.
The skirt is one of the fastened-over skrlts.
The back Is seamless, and the fronts fasten over
in the approved manner to give the trouser effect.
The hat worn with this is a tiny close-fitting Milan
straw trimmed with tiny tight rosebuds the shade
off the gown.
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No. 9584.—Size Bust.
No. 9574.—Size
No. 9577.—Size Years.
No. 9585.—Size Bust.
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By Lady Duff-Gordon (“Lucile”).
n N the Spring the feminine fancy
lightly turns to fashions bizarre.
We have always a certain number
of what I call freak fashions, and
we indulge our love for the new and novel
by adopting these in their turn. It is be
cause of the newness of the Spring; the
annual budding of the flowers, and the flow
ing of the sap In the trees and shrubs makes
us long, like the eartt^ to cast aside our
Winter trappings and to put on as many
new things as our pocketbooks permit. And
this is why I think that we women wear in
these Spring months gowns and hats that
we would not wear at any other season.
As 1 have told you many times, this sea
son finds remarkably few freakish hats, but
as though to compensate for this our gowns
have many unusual features. And among
these are the slit skirts and the near-
trousers that some of the mondaines are
wearing.
I am sending you this week two models
that I think show the new ideas to their
best advantage. The first one Is the Tol
stoy gown. The skirt, as you will see, fast
ens In the front. The two sides are brought
together, the left over the right. The left
side Is faced with satin of a contrasting
color. This arrangement gives the near-
trouser effect. TUe peasant blouse Is what
gives the name to the whole costume, for it
is modelled on the lines of those worn by
Tolstoy when he lived the simple life on his
Russian estate. The peplum is attached to
the skirt, as you can see In the second fig
ure. The blouse is plain and tight and
4raws on over the head like a jersey. This
whole costume is created in old blue chiffon
broadcloth. The skirt facing Is a bright
green.
Worn with this Is a charming little hat or
butter color straw swathed with blue and
green shot silk. The feather fancy out
spreading at the back is the shade of
the hat.
The second figure shows the bodice worn
with the Tolstoy costume. It is a very
charming little affair of blue chiffon over
green chiffon, and worn over a lace slip, it
Is simple, but delightfully chic. And right
here let me tell you that the day of the
marquesette and voile has passed for
bodices, and we are back where we started
from—the chiffon counter. Everything that
can be made of chiffon must be. This la
obligatory.
In the third picture 1 am showing you
what I consider the most chic model of the
Russian blouse that I have created. This
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