Richmond times-dispatch. [volume], February 28, 1915, Image 41

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IADY DUIT-GOKDQN, the famous "Inutile" of London, and fore
mo t creator of fabion: in (lie world, writes earh week the fa-hion
"artitic for tbi? newspaper, presenting all tlial is newest and best in
styles for wcli-dres^etj wi?r?<en.
! adv Du'i-Cjordfj':"' Paris establishment brinf!= bet into close tourb with
that centre 'if f i bion.
By Lady Duff-Gordon.
SOM'K <?:??"* called m ' i? ? ?" eoats
but I don't. ? that's .1 ??? jrood
name for :h<>rn. They a re 'ertain
ly loose. but in mo t of tnein t ? Htjr
nre somewhat sew e Thoy ar-- mo-*
ever, the wry no >v? : ? i -if <\
and long coats.
The large picture is o <? o'.K
one. It is armlces, and r< ally quite col
larless.
Tho lady underneath i just "ff tr 1 a
"Bornethlnfc or other" (i:i. n" do i!r
She is a mass of fluffy ? with ? ri illu
sion bodice and no .sk?'ve<. <).;t :d"
hns the heavy damns'; cloak and no
sleeves?so ?h<? will < arry a muff,
and, I hope, not one of those ridi< u
lous little ones. Muffs with in ? hav>
always been favored for evening
especially for theatre an.] opera wea:
nefiides being useful, they ar" <
trcmely decorative. I liav<> ma :? ji
them to match tho evening dre?.o- >:
tulle and brocade, as woII a> iii :;ir. :j>
To return to the coat, i: is in heav
damask in a queer blue, faced v. it
yellow and trimmed wi'h ta ! *!
cords and buttonn of black sil\or
green, with jus*
holes in the ?id*
a e a m s for the
tvea r e r's a r in s.
The "fun" of the ?
c 1 o a k s i s om
doesn't, a 1 w a y s
bother to use the ?
h. '< ;? w rai* !*? >n 11 'I ot.< ~ self much
?i h< way o ir grandmothers 'lid
xty y?-ar- a
The restaurant coat i:< of black .satin
?r ' i w?Jii:r: ::ior'- or l?j;ss than ot;<' oT
r ?? <.? ?' ::t ij ???:.tury affair'; worn
? i a v.-;y Ion:? nightcap with two
? (it ut;d at ali the -mart clubs in
Venice, which at that tirn^ must have
!k?< ;i as bitr a < :u::*? a* tiic tanuo just
now, possibly immensely amusing for
thfi '? who like it. i.ut not half so goo.l
'or tli? figure as digestion.
This lady *s <'oat is of heavy
black satin, fatted anil lined with
Restaurant Coal of Black Satin, "Lucile" Model, with an 18th
Century inspiration.
,-r inmiTi .YiUKSSSk
The New "xi5.iT Coal.: It Is Neckless and Sleeveless. The
Material Is Ht&vy Damask in a Queer Clue. It
Is tiuilt io ''Flop On." ''Lucile" Model.
Lamps
J.
.tow to Make Them Safe
EVERY little while -we hear of tho rx
plosion of a kerosene lump, at
tended by serious injuries Ic? per
sons who happen to bo near, writes the
editor of The Travelers' Standard. In tin
public- mind there is something mysterious
about these lamp explosions?something
that calls for explanation. They are
usually attributed to tho poor grade of the
oil, or to some other cause unknown to the
owner or user of the lamp, or beyond hiv
or her control.
There is nothing actually explosive about
tho oil itself, whatever its grad.- m-.y ho
Explosion:* are duo to the ignition of mix
lures of oil-vapor and air, and they are
more likely to occur when using a low
grade oil than when u.-ing one of a higher
grade, because the low grade oil contains
a larger proportion of light, volatile hydro
carbons, and it, therefore, gives off vapor
more freely. Hut whether -ihe oil he high
grade or low grade, its vapor will not ex
plode unless it is mixed with air in a suit
able' proportion, and fired by direct eon
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tact with a spark or a llnme.
The quantity of oil-vapor generated in
tiio reservoir of the lamp depends upon ilie
ti nipcrature of the reservoir, as well as
noon the nature of i!u> oil a high torn
eerature causing t> marked increase in the
vai/hrization. If i^, therefore, advisable 10
keep the temperature of the oil reservoir
as tow as practicable.
All lumps should kept as cool as their
construction will permit, however. For
example, thoy s'jould not be allowed to
stand on, over, or near hot stoves, regis
ters. or radiators. They should also he
kept as nearly full as possible, so that the
I ac" occupied by tiie oil-vapor may he
small.
For thsme to gain access lo the interior
of lhe reservoir there must. be an open
ing of some kind, through which it can
pass The opening may be due to the
emission of the plug or cap from the fill
ing aperture, or it may be due to a break
in the reservoir, or ro other causes. More
often, however, the explosion takes place
because the wick does not tit the lamp
properly. If the wick is too small, so that
a considerable fpa\ i- loft on oitr> side of
it, ija? may f-?< r?}?o in this way, taking lit"
and carrying the ilinm down i:it i the r-ser
\oir. if the opening iw hi;; enough.
This action may i?-? a^-ipit-d . .? iireciui
tnted by blowing down into i? i** 100 of liie
lamp lo put ii out. or by Jhe chilli: a<". on
of a draft of < oi l air ??ikiu:: a'.'; ii.-t I'm
outer Mirfruro of tlto res;-ivoir. If
is a considerable volume of i ?? -i air and
vapor in Hi; r .iervoir in a liii* ly heated
condition, a ? u id- .1 cold dr.-t.ft may can-c
ii !o contract uniekly eiioimh ? <!? t\v the
flame down into lit > reservoir. .vith an ex
plosion as a result. I.c ? timid lion
holders who may rr id : 1. i - warning should
be unnecessarily alarmed about the con
dition of their lam'-s. ? '? iro to assure
them that tin r. is no danr.'r of tl; kind
described nub- s there is a ulnin!> visible
opening of considerable fize ('own along
one edge of the v.ick.
Ry examining any properly eon-trneted
kerospne lamp it will bo seen that there
is a small vent pipe, usually very much
flattened, extending upward through the
burner in such a way as to put the interior
Copyright, tOln. by the .Star Compim; . (trout
of the reservoir in free communication
witli the . paee inmi. diately loljii'ont in
the Maine. This- tub" is provided in order
to equalize the pr?:Mtre inside the lamp
with that <>!' the .surrounding :?ir <?f tlio
room. This iirilf nib" hould I <? kent free,
lint (;ir ;.li 'iilil in- taken not to Increase
sii'.t* of 'i in any way.
Ii is a \v?!l known fact that tlamp wil?
;11?? I pas ; 11?r'?n:i \ ry .-ma!! openings, anil
'!;.* maker of 11?.? lamp knows just how
iarg? t' i-; \ < : t pipe can he made, am! what
shape i'i. '. . ) tli.i! it will fulfill its
ptfrpo ?? v. tvrnii'tite,' the >?'? - mix
ture in ' ? rs' ir to .akc fire from the
Maine i :.i" lamp.
I*int t ? op* ration of filling should
never l > ? ni :"i? 11 mm while the lamp is
burning, nor while ii is ftnnding near any
lighted 1:?r. 11? or gas Jet, of near a stove
with a tire in it.
If ihe \arion ; points that we have men
timed receive careful uttention. Ill ere need
i'e no f? ,ir of a lamp exploding, except as
tno result of droppjng the lamp, or sub
jecting it to other rough and unreasonable
usage for which it was never designed.
Urltain i;h:hts Ue.'-ervod.
The Newest Wraps That V
Haven't Any Collars or
Sleeves and Just "Flop On99
and the Automobile Coats
That Are Made Out
of Blankets
pray ami silver, with tassels and but
ton:-; it is funnel shaped and has bis
pleats at the back.
The last is for driving motor or
eiso steamer purposes, and is of
blanket stlift', striped with yellow In
visibly with black and white liuish
Infis to give it what I call "the looR "
Note the becoming little hat and
iRrce dccorntive veil.
And let me now talk about sun
shades. U havci
. made some that I
ani really satis
tied with. One is
a flat Japanese
shape, and is sur
mounted by two
r o s e s. one of
shini n g silver
issue, the other of that same deli
cate blue, nn?l both bavins :i ??luster
of black leaves for background. Some
of these, drooping lownward. are
sil lionet toil Bharply against tin* en
< ircling frills of white tulle, while
for the tlual bordering ;i 11 ? 1 beautify
ing of this sunshade <le luxe there is
a wide applique of silver lace.
Less elaborate. but. many will
think, morn attractive, is :? softness
of white chiffon, on which there
trallfi ii wide tunpioi-e tinted silken
ribbon, picot edged, it almost goes
without saying. Its earner is broken
wreaths of little pink roses, fash
I
ioned of folded and shaded chifTon.
tlio handle being first enamelled.
Of very dainty etTeet, too. is pale
pink flowered niiion, veiled with col)
webb.v ivory-toned ia<e. A bow of
Sum* blue velvet ribbon is tied :it the
lop, nnd thrust carelessly throng!
one of its loops is a long stalked La
France rose. The hut ted My shaped?
and l rimmed?sunshade has been
ruber overdone: but. in -?.?11o of this
fact, 'in" is forced into n ????%%* adini
ration for the very latcs! mode',
where a giant butterfly outspreads its
black lace wings nun Inst a soft, semi
transparency of white rhiffijjrf which
follows the same Irregular shaping.
The space between the wing1' nt
pit her siile beinc filled in wit h a
trellis work of blnek velvet baby rib
bon. studded with pure Banksla
roses.
There are not as many black and
white schemes as you liiixht imagine,
at any rate, anions these more fanci
ful creations, but one there is which
borders borders white taffetas with
a broad banding of black velvet, rib
bon. while, laid along one side, Are
some bin muslin roses in pure white
and the faintest possible shade
of pink, with a bow of black
velvet to keep them perma*
nently in position.
Wonderfully effective, too. is
"?* a flatly shaped sunshade of
white silk, unllned. so that its
jillt. framework is in decorative
evidence its only outer"adorri
' nient consists of a small bow
of black velvet ribbon, which
catches* a cluster of ripe red
cherries together so that tliev dangle
temptingly over one side. Rut when
this very pretty thing Is opened
there Is revealed another and much
larger how, sewn flatly against the
white lining at first, though its* ends
are left loose the better to bear their
light burden or cherries.
Nor are fruit and Mowers and
feathers Hie only trimming, for
fashion now permits you to adorn
your .sunshades, as well as vour hats,
with an array of tiny bird,.-. One
Hitch new model, which is made in
white <? ! gau/.c and gauged chiffon,
edged with a frill of lace, has a (light
of seven wee white birds all aloaK
one side, while another most artistic
affair of faintest pure silk, veiled
first with pure tulle, and then \. Ith
an equally and eluslvely delicate
shade of green, has trails of green
leaves, touched here and there wttn
purplish brown to bold in the fes
tooned fulness of the outer of filmy
fabrics.
These natural tints having at
tracted a eohple of dear little green
plumaged birds, one of which lias
settled down contentedly enough on
, a spray of foliage, though
the other is poised ready
i r flight :?t the top of the
dainty creation.
So you see that this sea
son's latitude as regards
shape and style extends
even to our sunshades and
makes it possible to give
the most suitable finishing
touch to toilettes, simple
or smart, elegant or eccen
tric.
Autr oile Coat of "Blanket
S' ' Striped wtih Yellow
and Black. "Lucile"
/ Model.