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s Solves i uj o the Problem, of Keeping in Gowns of Chiffon Trimmed With Fur L ADY DUFF-CORDON, the famous “Lucile" of London, and foremost creator of fashions in the world, writes each week the fashion article for this newspaper, presenting ail that is newest and best in styles for well-dressed women. Lady Duff-Gordon’s Paris establishment brings her into dose touch with that centre of fashion. Lady Duff-Gordon’s American establish- ment is at Nos. 37 and 39 West Fifty-seventh street, New York. , WHITE P TO Garden Party Gown of White Net Over White Charmeuse, Producing a Near Transparent Effect. Picturesque Hat, Showing the New Wide Streamer and Rose Pompon. By Lady DufT-Gordon (“Lucild"). UR In August? Most certainly. No matter what the weather is. Most certainly. a Fashion's decrees must be carried out In a way Fashion is above the weather, just as it is above the law. I cannot say that I thoroughly approve of this odd fad, which is causing a mild sensation in Paris and at the ''Cures.” Fur is necessarily a Winter accessory, it harmonizes with the keen cold of December and January, and does not harmonize with the torrid weather of midsummer. But there are times when Dame Fashion gives no thought to harmony, and this is one of those times. To those who love contrasts there furs to a costume of filmy chiffons o put on only those transparent fabrics p t*4 OTO that are called the j X-Ray stuffs, lmag- ine, if you please, a costume of white chiffon, an airy fairy nothing, with which one wears one petti- coat only, weighted S , down with furl Does ^ , j this not sound very jj, bizarre? One well - knowr ! man who saw severs r. ™ ] of these costumes a i the Auteuil race S ^5* if said afterward thu 3 ■ he thought the worn ■ en wore their furs to YyR « keep their clothes \ Vi m down! Well, some of those gowns did VVM look as' though they would blow away if not anchored in some such manner. 1 had a sketch made of one of the most striking costumes that I saw at Auteuil. and I hope that it will convey to you some idea of the general run of costumes seen on that famous race course. Eccentric in color and design, but very effective In this sketch the long chiffon coat is banded with fox fur. Ugh! how warm it sounds! And it looked warm, tuo. The coat, as you see, has very severe lines, but even chiffon lends itself to severe effects when properly handled. The very smart small hat is very stunning with this coat. But we in Paris are also wearing fur on our evening gowns. At least some of us are. When I say we I really do not mean all of us, you know. 1 am sending you a picture of a charming evening costume trimmed with fur. It is one of the very latest draped models. The underskirt is mauve charmeuse. and the wonderful draped-over robe is a delightful rose brocade. The bodice and the large roses at the front of the skirt are of mauve chiffon. The neck and sleeves are edged with bands of brown fox hats, but the gowns that re veal so much of the figure are utterly vulgar for daytime wear. And, frankly, they are barely possible at night un less one is in one's own home. Then, too, only a good figure can stand such frank ness. It is not necessary to wear more than one underskirt, but that must be opaque. A heavy weight of charmeuse or crepe de chine used for the under robe satisfies all the conventions, to my mind. The hat worn with this second gown has a novel streamer end that is becom ing to a piquant beauty. And the shape for this hat is most excellent. And now I do want to Show you what I think is an ideal little house gown or one. that can be worn trotting about with one’s friends in the mornings. It is created In dull blue crepe. The marvelously draped skirt has a turn-back rever lined with rose silk. The charming girdle with the tassel is of the rose silk. The collar and cuffs are hand embroidered crepe. This is a costume that pleases me in each little detail, just the one I should choose for the debutante this Fall. I wish that I might send you some pictures of the new headdresses which are now being worn. Every thing that Milady puts on her head this Summer must strike the note bizarre. One of the newest of these new headdresses con sists of a wide, encircling bandeau of dull silver lace, with gatherings of very narrow and rather brighter silver galon to follow part of the design, while set at. regular intervals on this shimmering background are stripes of little roses fashioned of pale yellow crepe de chine and silver gauze, the leaves beings all of silver. In the very centre of the bandeau two very tall wings are affixed by means of a diamond ornament, their coloring being first the delicate yellow of the roses, though eventually it deepens into flaming or ange. Finally, strings of diamonds are so deeply fes tooned over the ears that the final one touches the neck. Wherefore I need hardly tell you that the price of this very pretty thing is just about what our grand mothers—and many of our present-da^ girls, too, for the matter of that—would have expected to pay for the whole of their evening dress attire! I have also just seen—and liked—a cap of silver- meshed lace which is curved exactly like a shell at either side, the pretty suggestion being further car ried out by the delicate shell-pink shading of the vel vet which forms a narrow bordering fold, which, inci dentally. I may mention, keeps the metallic lace from becoming entangled with the hair. One of the new chin straps is a feature of this model, no less than six strings of pearls connecting the cap from ear to ear, but bringing no superfluous flesh into, unbecom ing evidence. Smart Afternoon Costume of Blue Crepe, Intreducing the New Rever on Skirt. Evening Costume of Rose and Mauve Brocade, with Chiffon Bodice Trimmed with Fox Fur. There are other ways to use the fur. ways that 1 am unable to send pictures of. so you must be satis fied with my word pictures The new tunics of voile and chiffon are frequently edged at the lower hem with fur of some kind But it must be a fuzzy fur. Moleskin and ermine are all very well to place at the hems of the skirts, hut the tunics must have the fuzzy edge Midsummer Costume of White Chiffon, Showing the Newest Sash Effect