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LADY DUFF-GORDON. d U "UdU" ol
London, aed foremost creator of faikios a m
world wnM welt west we fsshio article lot
the aewrpepet. presenting B that eewe.1 end beet
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Freakish Capes Seen on the Boulevards.
By Lady Duff-Gordon.
WHEN capes made their ap
pearance the fashion writ
era were fraflklv amazed.
They predicted that these figure dis
guises would never, no never be ac
cepted by the mondalnes who nave
so long "displayed their wares", to
public , gaze. ' But the creators ' of
fashion realised , thai some change
must bo made, ' and made boldly.
Therefore the cape. Instead, of being
put forth, or at least developed grad
ually, sprang forth full armed, and
the ladies of fashion went down 'be
fore the onxlaught
Capes of a dash that show the
icavaller -' influence, . capes that (all
back from the shoulders, capes that'
are held in place by cross straps j
In fact, all manner of capos appeared
over night, and now every mondeln
has at least one tn her wardrobe.
There are capes for the lean and'
lanky, the short and dumpy, the tall
and broad. The old-time cape com-1
pleteVy hid the figure. The cape of
tc-day actually displays the female
form divine even more than the tight-;
fitting gowns. OddT But true.
Later 1 shall send you photographs
of the many varieties. This week I
am sending Just one, the fuH-lengtb
Longchamps cape, which made Its
appearance at the races. It Is ankle
length and more than moderately
full. And that it Is made of the dark
The "LongchampiT'j
Costume of Gun Metal
Serge. Showing the
Newest I nree-yuaner
hCtMdrUffl!ModeL)
bJue silk serge of which the gown U
made needs not to be said.
This Is j imperative.. Gown t and
cape must match.
Just as a contrast and Just to show
you that I really prefer the usual
tailored costume. I send a picture of
costume I designed for a June
bride Frankly I am sure you will
agree with me In thinking thst this
"lDCile" tallleur is far more to be
desired than the cape costume. It
Is more youthful, more chic and It Is .
more appropriate for all kinds -of
wear than the cape.
The hat which can boast of a real
brim, and not Just a mere and brief
apology for rhe original and genuine
article Is once more pleasant pos
sibility And that Its return will be
enthusiastically welcomed Is. of
course, s foregone conclusion
8o ar these latest and larger hats
are or the sailor variety, and while
nothing In the way of a bandeau Is
introduced, they are put on the head
Id such a way that they acquire a
distinct and most attractively Jaunty
one-sided till. The vast majority of
them are made In white la gal, the
brims being lined with either hlack
or palest ptnk charm euse or crepe
do cblne. these softer fabrics having
been found so mnrti kinder to the
complexion than the moire and taffe
tas, which were once uoed. Black
velvet is. of course, "taboo" during
the Summer months, In view of Its
dust-collecting propensities.
As to trimming, flowers, fruit,
wings or buds can be chosen with
an equal certainty of being In the
fashion. But If you want to be the
observed of all observers you will by
ieome means or the other acquire
.a white straw hat whose - broad
trim la Inwardly lined with black
satin and outwardly . adorned with
bird, . which Is ' perched on one
foot, the other being rather pathet
ically upheld, while la Its beak It
bears the light burden of a sprig of
rose-red berries
Its own coloring Is blue an In
tense, exquisite bluo and It Is all
shimmering Instead of soft, as you .
might have expected It to be, the '
whole plumage being thickly covered
with metallic blue paint
And really this fashionable unnat
oralness Just saves the situation,
and prevents the poor - bird from
being too painful an object lesson
on feminine vanity, and some might
even say cruelty.
Another novelty Is the poising on
two tall ears of corn of two wee Java
sparrows, the whole trimming as well
as the straw being of purest white
and only the faintest flush of color
being Introduced by the brim llnlng
of delicate pink crepe de chine.
But It you don't want to carry
about little or large dead birds on
your bead and your new hat (and
that bluebird" you must know was
of the sise of a thrush) you can
make your headgear a cool delight
to the eyes on the hottest of the dog
days by having a double row of
leaves encircling the crown of a
white straw hat, one being of purest
white and the other of . freshest
green,' while In between comes a
dividing and decorative trail of gar
denia buds any , number of the
dainty ' delicately ' whRe and green
things, and never a full-blown flower
among them all.
Add a brim lining of of black satin
and you have the Ideal Summer hat
complete.
The
New
Revlera
Capt
Of
Dark
Blue
Silk
Serge,
with
"Walking
Gown
to
Match.
His Frightful Afternoon
THE first thing that Sashed into
Van Riper ertartled mind wae
,. .r.n-llA hnna that Camella
would never find out about It. If
there U ono thing above another
that a man hate. It la having W
wife', cruel Judgment JustlHed.
Camella had looked to dubious
about leaving him that afternoon that
he atlll writhed under the memory.
"1 certainly am not going." she had
aid, "and leave you here alone! It
you're eo ack that you bare to come
home and so to bed you need atten
tion!" Van Riper had Insisted on her keep
tag her engagement. "A good sleep
will fix my headache." b. bad In
Is ted. Til he all right"
-Something will happen.' ahe had
p.r.!.Ud. -I know I ought to stayl"
-1 gu... you can trust roe not to
t into mWchieft" Van Riper had
ld with great sarcasm th.t we.
totally lost In her reminder that be
always did when left to hi. own de
vices. And now he had done thl.l
The bedroom window looked out on
the gently .loUng root of the side
porch below. Van Riper always had
wanted to rig up a .looping apart
ment on It, but hUl wife had refueed
her eon.enr Bhe said that he would
certainly roll off during th. night.
H waa a beautifully ea.y porch for a
burglar to climb and Camella had
bad the window fitted with the sort
( patent catch that prevented US
being raised from the outside at aU.
TKIKS IT.
Freedom from e.plonage had led
Van Blper on this peaoeful afternoon
to climb through the window to the
porch roof. Juat to see what kind of
Ueplng porch It really would make.
Bo wis In reepeciaoio
and the people next door were away,
anyhow. A. he climbed out he ao
id.ntellr whacked the window .ash
and the affair, oiled and balanced to
a nicety, slid dowa and shut with a
determined little bang.
Therefore Va Riper vii nt on a
perch roof In palamaa "":
light with a locked window bohl"d
htm. This was when be hoped Ca
SMlla would aever knowl
Vaa Riper weign. )- ... -
after on. look at tho poreh Pt""
which at that moment resomhled
toothpick he decia.a not w nm
owa after alt Anyhow he would
b a. better off. beeauee the eook
was eat and bo eould not get In
thrwush the door. He began to get
erveue. He was eertala that any
body wttbis) one mil eoald tell they
Wore palamaa
ftyr he sailed as eom one went
whistling down the walk by the
heuae. The whlatts eeaacd and
his; dellvhladlv wa. the eurprleed
and wtrete face of the worn
mall boy In the block.
"Whee, fellers!" he yelled to the
front street. "Come- on'n see the fat
man on the roofl Ha", goln' to
dancer
Tm going to lick you when I get
my hands on you!" promised Van
Riper in cold anger.
"Tah-h-hl" responded six small
boys who had aeated themselves In
a semicircle on the grass as though
prepared to eee It out.
TH give you a quarter If you'll
run around to the carpenter shop
and have them bring a ladder,
wheedled Van Riper, who had re
membered a basement window.
"Make It a dollar!"
Til lick all of you.- Van Riper
assured them In deep wrath. He waa
getting acutely conscloua of hie bars
feet In bedroom slippers. Then the
grocery boy appeared and promised
to get help. The ladder arrived and
with it five more boy. and two mea
from a plumbing .hop.
"That ladder', no good- .aid one
plumber. -He'll smash t .ure."
They took It away and brought
back another that aeemed built for
the sate passage of a baby elephant
Eight more boy, the Baffln'e eook
and a policeman accompanied the
ladder. The aide yard wa. filled with
a vsatly entertained crowd which waa
constantly recruited from the front
treet. Before this mob Van Riper
flftlnfllllv rllllkUslu . .4 - LI. J
seenU The crowning Insult waa
when he heard some one ask whether
It wae for amoving picture film.
"He'a a bum actor," decided one
critic. "Ain't he fair
WORSE AND WORSE.
Touching mother earth, Van Riper
made a wild dash for the beaement
window. It wae fastened. He burst
la the glass reck leMly with a brick
and as recklessly tumblsd through
It Hs landed up to hi. kneoa In the
laundry tube full of oold water and
clothe, aoaklng in preparation for the
laundreee, but even then Vaa Riper
ear burned furiously. Never agala
eould he stride, eondeecendlng, dlgnl.
fled down the street Wet and shiv
ering be padded through the laundry
and up the basement stalra The door
at the top waa firmly locked frees
the other .Ida
Two hour, later, when Mrs. Vaa
Rlpar returned she unlocked the door
on his feeble call. In silence .ho II-
.w .... H wbw luma iv
give her. In silence ah. turned away
and Van Riper miserably slunk along
back of her, vaguely thankful that
she had not said. 1 told you nor
Something eeemed the matter with
Camella. tier shoulders were shak
ing. Then she fell ever against the
stair rail and he saw that abe was
lauchlng convulsively.
Toa know," she told him finally,
-that the bedroom w.ndew waea'i
locked it all. gooeel You hated thst
patent fastener so that I bad It taken
off last week " , .
THE GENERAL'S DIAMONDS By Bradley St. Denni
M'
r R. JAKES PARLBT. sole rep
resentative of th firm ot
Strickland ft Tates, the em
inent jewelers, accounted himself a
fortunate man. He had an exceed
ingly snug business, hs had money
th night of the Tennis C3ub dance,
hut no longer, as Miss Cora Trerel
gar, ot the Frivolity chorus, was
nibbling at it, -
"Let me keep ft till Monday," Mrs.
Parlby pleaded. 1 do want to wear
of his own, and he rejoiced ln the It on Saturday to the opera. Tell
possession of a wife of whom he was that dancing creature that a duchess
exceedingly proud. He lived in the has the necklace on approval. Shell
Parlby required. He was not In the worth of his property tehta! I
least anxious to let remunerative Possibly, too, he had met m a
business slip through his fingers like senger and had secured 0 I
this. It was the kind of deal that atones himself,
one dreams ot .Possibly the General Parlby reached hom in s
would end up by calling at some frame ot mind. Visions Jt r
to-morrow. Mayor and Corpora
tion, address anil all that I
hate the whole confounded business
myself. At Gibraltar my friend Lord
Wlndlesbam suggested I should come
back on his steamer, and I Jumped
at the chance. Saves aU sorts of other kindred establishment In Botfd wealth loomed large before bit c
Infernal fuss, don't you know. Ill Street He sat down to dinner presently
get my business with the War Office "Couldn't you possibly send for the the air of a man who is goini k
th more eager to get tt settled, and 111 be down at my place stones, slrT" he suggested softly. Joy himself. He sst smoUif t
In Dorsetshire before the newspaper "Well, I might -I've got a car oat- cigar of peace, when his nlfs mO-
fellows know I've landed. A littlte side hired for the week. I'll get th ly turned to him.
discretion on your part, Mr. Parlby." man to take a little note to my wife. "By the way," she said, T-
"You may absolutely" rely upon Give me a sheet ot paper.".. did you want the diamond sesfc
my discretion, sir," he said. Til Without waiting for any response, torT I hope you havent sokl
not mention to any one that you are General Goodrich sat down and James, as you distinctly proti
In London. Is it anything private" helped himself to a sheet ot paper me"
"Well, It is, Mr. Parlby," General from Parlbys ase. He slipped his "What are you talking koe
Goodrlck said. Ton know where maimed right band out of the, alius Parlbv
and to feel that her his aristocratic customers could have I've been; you know the kind of and took the pen awkwardly b- "Why. the diamonds von Ml
Jewels were at once the envy and looked better. Certainly Ethel would place where the trouble was. Hardly tween his bandaged fingers. As hs lettetrfor. It's on the manttsljle
cut a vretty ngur at uoveni uar- worth the trouble of fighting for. did so, his features quivered with a letter In your own writing, os?
den two nights later. From one or if it had not been for the minerals, pain and a spot or two of blood own paper, asking me to sens r
two rumors that he had heard, he I don't suppose we should have gone stained the whit gsuse. th diamonds by a man who e
did not imagine that Mrs.' Mown- any further. But unless I am greatly "I am afraid I can't manage It" ha a car. Th letter Is aimed 'Jtes:
lein wa uaeiy to contest ins ieaa- mistaken, there are diamonds yon
der. That Is why I came to see you.
Hadn't we better talk the matter
over tn your office"
suburbs, and in his spare time he
took th greatest possible interest
In his garden.
As a matter ot fact Mrs. Parlby
was not quits so satisfied as her
husband fondly imagined. In her
secret heart she rather looked down
upon James. It was very nice and
soothing to feel that she was one
of the best . dressed women In
Btreatham.
be all
then."
Mr. Parlby yielded, as usual. He
did not go to the Tennis Clrb dance
himself, but be heard all about the
extinguishing of Mrs. Mosecitem
afterward. Mosenstelii was no friend
of his, and the recital amused him.
He was proud to see his wife 'with
the stones about her neck- None ot
admiration of her friends. There
was also satisfaction In th feeling
that nobody In that select circle
knew who Mr. Parlby was or, at
least 'so Mrs. Parlby deluded her
self. She always spoke of James
vsguely In connection with th Bank
ot England.
Por some years Mrs. Parlby had
been In the habit of wearing certain
gems which did not as a matter of
fact form any part of her own col
lection. She did call from time to
time at th Bond street establish
ment where it gave ber pleasure
to examine certain magnificent gems
In James's office. If there waa any
thing to which sh took a specal
fancy sh was allowed to wear tt
for a few days. There was a safe
In the suburban house, and this sal
waa th property of Mrs. Parlby.
There were times wbea tt was de
cidedly worth looting. For Instance,
after the Tennis Club dance.
There wss Just on fly In the oint
ment of Mrs. Parlbr's pleasure, and
that consisted of Mrs. Mosensteln.
Mor than one lately sh had
eclipsed Mrs. Parlby by the splendor
of her Jewels Something hsd to
be don as regarded th Tennis Club
dance. And fortunately just at that
. moment Mr. Parlby could oblige. The
obligation took the form of a splen
did single stone diamond nerklaco
' which, to quote Parlby. "stood him
In to to tuno of a cool 4,000
t'onri'W Etbel could bar that for
ershlp ot the district much longer.
Mr. Psrlby went off to business
on the Friday morning feeling at
peace with all mankind. Business
was good, h was feeling exceed
ingly well and his party had Just
won a seat at an Importtant by
election. He passed rstber a busy
morning, and subsequently lunched
generously at th City Carlton Club.
About S o'clock a clerk summoned
blm from the office.
"A gentlemen wishes ta see you,
sir," he said. "General Goodrlck."
muttered.' "Doctor told me that I as usual. As It is not the llnttt
should have to be careful. Seems as you have sent for stones, I sum
It he were right" concluded that"--
Parlby looked solicitously at ths The cigar droDned from rV"
Mr. Parlby could only be too He- rsd stains on the bandages. nervous fingers and lay imoulfe
lighted. In the privacy of the office, "Could 1 b ot assistance, sir 7" b on th tablecloth. - Llks a aua k
General Goodrjck produced a hand- suggested. i dream, be crossed to ths flr
tul of rough-looking stones which "Well, perhaps you might Just a and took up the letter. Ai '
he handed to Parlby. line to say that the chauffeur Is to.pected, it was the not written
"Now, I am a mere child tn these have th stones out ot th safe at him at the suggestion of ths jC
matters," h said. "These may or once. Very urgent Sign It 'Jimmy.' General Why, he hsd sctuallJ8
may not be diamonds. It not then That will do. I'll wait bar till the ered to write that letter! Not
there Is an end to the matter If so, chauffeur comes back." - had hs deliberately walked tste ft
wby, you can judge for yourself that There waa no address on th o- trap, but he had fastened ft ! 1
I hsvent dune bsdly by the Empire, velope; In fact there was no time for forward.
Th nam was vaguely familiar to The while thing is a secret yet but that as a tall, military-looking man "Tall mo all about It Jsmea't
strolled Into the office and addressed Parlby demanded,
the General by nam. Parlby told ths story !r-
' "Lucky to find you," h said, enough. He had not svea ths
"TbeV can't go at ones, Goodrlck. eolation of being In a position to "
This set are" A muttered con- the blame on anybody sis. 1
versstlon followed, in which Parlby Parlby listened with a whits
caught th names of several great while the whole dreadful tale
men In th world of pollUca. Th told.
Jeweler discreetly slipped away with "There Is only one eonsoUK"
thsnota. Th chauffeur would know she said, presently. -Ton s" c
Th hundred pounds. You will he
make that much est or wa"
Parlby. For a moment be could
not connect tt with anything. The
solution flashed en him presently.
General Goodrlck had lately distin
guished himself In connection with
on ot thos little frontier "affairs,"
which generally terminate in th
expansion of th British Empire.
The Oeneral had been wounded ed
was oa his way horn to recruit
. "Pleased to see you, sir," Psrlby
murmured. "An honor to my es
tablishment Glad to see you are
so much bbltar, sir. I ei ported "
"Oh, tbst's all right" the Oeneral
cut him short "Fact Is, I dont want
anybody to know that I am In Loa
thes first In th field are going
to make big fortunes."
"No question about It air," n
said. "These are really good stones
I would give you a check for 600
pounds for these at the moment and
chance It It Is just possible that
you have other ' specimens eves
better."
"Well, as a matter ot fact I have."
th Oeneral smiled. "I've got half exactly whst to do with It
a doxen stones so big that I was General deoartsd presently with
bis
ashamed to bring 'em. I wss afraid friend, saying that hs would return thieves hsv left behind,
that you might laugh at me. They la th course ot an hour. , "I shaa'tl" Parlby said la
are at my wlts's flat la Kensington, By I o'clock he hsd not put In an of gloomy prophecy. "They
and she's got th ksy. If Iv got appeArance. II hsd sither been d-' out to be remarkably clever ro
Ill tn-W In ...I. I ..i A .. I. fc.,1 k. . VI. 1 , ' . .... Til haVS S
don. I'm auonnaed to coma bv thai Keen those stones till then." ' mill, ho wanld have in .mj i..r t them to-aorrtV,
Furious, that reaches Southsmptoa But tbls wss not precisely what swing thst hs hsd left . good ff09 qulti certain that I am vlght"
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