The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-21

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r ADY DUFF-CoRDoN.
Of London. and foremos
- in the world, writes eac
article for this newspaper. present.
and best in styles for wcll-dressed
Lady Duff Cordons new Pans
her into close touch with that cen
81 Is OF a tawny orange char
g. meuse, the train cut square.
Va The overskirt is leopard skin,
GA combined with fragile lace.
L. Verify the two extremes, lace
and fur. meet in this cos
tune. The skin Is very sup
pie and Grapes eXQuisitely.
The sash end IS OF satin, the darker
shade Of orange, finished with black
silk tassel. The bodice and the tiny
sleeves are Of the same fragile lace
as the tunic drapery.
To carry out the barbaric note. the
head dress is remarkable affair OF
topazes and pearls.
Just the costume for q brides
trousseau IS the tobacco brown char
meuse and velvet of which am also
sending you a picture. The cutaway
coat Is Of brown velvet, Powered with
large brown and tan pnnSies. The in
tcrestiug surplicc collar, turned back
to show the neck, is OF the brown
charncusc. There are the long sleeves
and the sloppy effect under the arms
which Dame Fashion inexorably de-
mands just now.
particularly Ike the brown velvet
hat worn with costume. The high
aigrcttes and the wreath round the
edge OF the briln are brown osprey
feathers.
And now I may sing my song OF
.; that will
agree with me when | tell you that
glorious" and gorgeous are the only
words TO describe them.
They are interviewer and broid
cred as with GOLD and silver and
further and frequently brocaded
with half dozen different and dar
ingly contrasted colours. And Of
course, all this increase of beauty,
Ats in we'll with the new schemes
for their use and display.
In fact it vas just because OF their
fore-ordained and frequent appear
ance az long ended sashes, deeply
swathed waist bands drawn into a
big bow in front; encircling band
ings about the knees and any num-
Der OF other new and decorated
devices, that ribbons have arrived at
their present pitch OF perfection.
They are not only fair 10 outward
view. but. positively, just as at
tractive-in a stylishly different way
when. for purposes of looping. Or
draping. or just mere contrast, they
are, literally, turned inside out.
OF such two-sided decorativeness
is one typical twelveinch- wide
satin sash ribbon, where great
golden flowers blaze out on back
ground OF other blurred blossoms
in rose and cerise, soft blue ant
green, orange and fame. vivid sap
phlre and emerald, purple and am
Der. final half-inch edging of golC
tissue at either side still further in
creasing the richness of effect.
In this case tho gold device 4
suggestive Of All additional embroid
cry, but in another new ribbon |
Is an inseparable and interwovel
part of the brocade Of the devic
OF big, closely clustered clrysanthe
NUNS. But through some Of tn
shimraering petals there also come
flash OF color-here the NEST bril-
liant OF blues, there a warmth @
rose, now q gleam Of green, Will
in the weird and distinctly "lmpres
sionist" background black and whit
and orange and flame. Each ha
IFS part, and YOU might even di,
cove., too, on closer scrutiny, a sol
gray and palest tea-rose yellow.
Truly wonderful amount OF a
tistic Ingenuity, as we'll as skill, goo
to the making Of one ribbon nova
days.
Another thing OF beauty and {
ribbon is Of distinctly and decor;
lively Oriental effect, scheme {
color in, say. tawny browns, dec
orange, pale amber and soft blue