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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 17. 19.,
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Early Autumn Modes Which
Show the
Toward Mannish Effects in
Smartest Tailored Costumes
LADY DUFF-GORDON, the faraou "Lucile" 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 establifhroent brings her into close touch with
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,; ' Lady Duff-Gordon's American
establishment is at Nos. 37 and 39
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Stunning Tailored Cotrume Showing die Flowered Waistcoat
and the New Chiffon Tunic.
By Lady Duff-Gordon ("Lucile").
ARIS has eriently rovn a note the doodle-breasted effect -which
bit weary of the eternal
feminine, and there is a
trend toward the masculine
In Che early Autumn costumes. There
Is so smart There are two little
points similar to those on the men's
evening waistcoats. The whole cos
tume is. I tblnk delightful. It Is
Is a certain boyish touch that is very brocade eponge. The curious little
charming, I think, and I am glad to
note that the redundant frilllness of
the present mode is to be toned down
somewhat. Of course, I am devoted
to the feminine myself In clothes and
tunic of accordion pleated chiffon ts
one of the very smartest touches.
These tunics are very popular with
the mondalnes whose figures' are
slenderly youthful. The coat worn
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Quaint Afternoon
Costume
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and
White Charmeuse.
Showing
the New Draped
Skirt.
manners, and 1 deplore much of the wlto this Is one of the many Russian
rampant strenuousnss of the pres
ent, but, after all, the Summer is the
tbne for frills, and wnen the Aufumn
blouse models with which we have
been Inundated the past year. The
manner in which the sleeves are fin-
comes with Its more serious work and ished is, however, new, and I think
pleasures one should dress a little
more severely.
There Is nothing at all nun-like In
rather unusuaL Worn with this Is
one of the piquant Tarn o' Shanter
hats of velvet which promise to be
the new costumes. They are tailored ?ery much.worn this Winter.
of course, but not too severely. Their
masculinity 13 shown in the waist
coats with Which nine out of ten of
the Fall tailleurs are fluted. In the
past when we wanted to say o. some
woman that she was utterly mascu
line we have said that she wore the
breeches. To-day we might say that
she wears the waistcoat
The most Important thine about
the new waistcoat I do hope that
The second waistcoat costume Is
of hunter's green velvet, and the
waistcoat is a charming but some
what cubist effect in green and red
velvet The turn-back collar on the
waistcoat is one of the, new touches
which when added to a gown mean
so -much, and the adorable handbag
of green taffeta needs no praise; it
is so perfect
And now just as a fillip to this dls-
none of yon ever call this a vest) Is eertatlon on clothes 1 shall send you
that 4t can be made of some highly the picture of a quaint little gown
colored fabric contrasting with the that I designed for a recent bride,
costume Itself or that, it can be high- It is one of those semi-transparent
ly decorative in effect The gay and affairs which have captured Paris,
vari-colored cretonnes and velvets are Vienna and even New York, 1 hear.
ery effective, and are perhaps more The under body Is of charmeusa and
modish than any other fabric. Next lace, white of course. The curiously
In importance to the fabric used Is Involved drapery for that la all the
the style chosen, for there are many upper skirt Is and the bodice are ,
different kinds, each one Just as of embroidered voile. The colors
pretty as the other. 1 am sending ' are rose and white, and the crushed
you two examples of the waistcoat girdle Is of rose silk. The hat you
costume that I like very much, have seen before, but nerer a back
They were won at Auteuil the other view, tin I Am aan Alitor ft-Vi I a wnn
cay. antrwere admired exceedingly. to see for yourself how the roses are Velvet Costume, with Single-Breasted Waistcoat
-Deaf theseoumM you will arranged,, . and Eton Jadet; Also New Taffeta Handbag,
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