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“The Thief of Hearts”—Black Satin Brim, Two Holes for
Eyes and Chiffon Crown.
L ady duff-cordon, the ,f«-
mmi* "Lucile" of London, »nfi
foremost creator of fashions* in
the world, write* each week the fashion
article for this newspaper, presenting all
that is newest and best in styles for well-
dressed women.
Lady Duff-djordon’s Paris establish
ment brings her into close touch with that
centre of fashion.
Lady Ddf-Gordons American estab
lishment is at Nos. 37 and 39 West Fifty-
seventh street. New York
“Little Miss Muffet”—Headdress of Silver Wire Frame,
with Silver Spider.
little slits can be covered with transparent material and the hair can
be shielded by veiling behind the bars of silk. It serves the purpose
of shielding the eyes and at the same time it does not deface as do
the goggles. I picked fct out, and I show it because this is really an
idea, and worked out most excellently with not only the aim of
utility, but also of decoration.
The “Little Miss Muffet," with Its silver wire
frame and spider, is an interesting little head-
dress. That is an Idea. And so. too, the “Pit and
the Pendulum," which has Its obvious inspiration,
of course, not from Poe’s famous story, but from
the rings of Saturn. Here is quite an idea. The
top of the head and the hair are left free to sun
shine and air, while the circular brim, pink and
transparent, shades the eyes. The pendulum ef
fect comes from the broad silver band that runs
over the top of the head, and is finished by fhe
curious pendant.
The “Horn of Plenty" is a very useful veil brim,
forming a part of the hat which I introduced this
Spring. The grapes at the top give it its name.
It is all blue and green.
Very charming, indeed, is the "Silver Birch,"
with its very unusual and interesting shape and
its great blue butterfly at the top and its sliver
leaves scattered down over the chiffon. Here is
not only a practical but a very beautiful hat. The
"Roulette,” with its blue and white circular brim
and simple blue crown, with the cap coming down
over the forehead, is also charming.
By Lady Duff-Gordon.
R ECENTLY 1 visited the New York School of
Fine and Applied Art and was very much in
terested In the work of the young women and
young men who are Its students. I was much Im
pressed by the originality shown In their designs, and
It occurred to me that here was a definite refutation of
the charge that hats or dresses could not be designed
in America by Americans because they lacked fashion
ideas. So I Invited the young ladies and young gentle
men to make sketches of original hats and headdresses,
and I would give them a prise for the winner and also
make up the hats that 1 picked out as good, just to
show them how their ideas would look in actual
practice.
And here are some them, not changed in a single
line from the very interesting and In many cases very
beautiful designs that they submitted.
Three of those that are shown here are distinctly
oddities. They could not be used everywhere, but
their decorative value is so great that I could not help
picking them out.
The little hat in the left hand corner Is called “The
Thief of Hearts.” The idea Is carried out in the visor,
which looks so extraordinarily like a burglar’s mask.
The hair shows
through the little
bars. But besides ^
its oddity it Is of real
practical value. It Is
an excellent hat tor
automobtltng. The
Roulette”—Blue and White Circle
Brim Over an Interesting
Blue Cap.
"Silver Birch' 1 —Gray and Silver Transparent Brim, with a Blue Butterfly.
Pit and Pendulum,” *
Very Unusual Design.
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“The Horn ol Plenty”—An Adaptation of the New Brim Veil.
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