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The Omaha Sunday Bee Magazine Page from trie ! X Diirr-GnrHnn fW Anthw sMWdPl Mliw-'VX wjbL, A kiwi A . tlmmX m k,., , .... mi rlU' 1 1 hV", The Eastern Effect o This Cap Ii Heightened by the Very Odd Reproduction of u pr-i(? .' , ' l ; Oriental Weapon in the Trimming. , I'I'? ,t, lit ' How the Spirit of the Orient iC I How the Spirit of the Orient Has Been Skilfully Employed to Give Headdresses, Gowns and Evening Wraps Surprising Novelty and Richness LADY DUFF-GORDON, the fimoui "Lucile" of London, and fotemoit creitor of fnniom in A world, writes each week the fnhjon article for ihii nempeper, preionling all that neweit and best fn aryiel for wel-drefled women. Lady Da(-Cordon'i Parii eitabliihment bringl her into dote touch with that centra of faihioa. Lady Dnf-Gordon'a American eitablithmentt are at Not. V and 39 Weal Fiftjr-Kventh itreet. New York, and No. 1400 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago. By LADY DUFF GORDON ("LUCILE"). The "Harem Veil" Is One of the Season's Striking Innovations THB Influence of the East persists in the Winter's modes. It asserts Itself in the prevalence of rich brocades. It la teen In the Oriental effects of evenitng wraps. The headdress Is especially significant of the East. The harem veil Is lomethlnr known hereto fore only In literature or by occasional represen tations on the stage. This Winter, for the first time, it will he a part of the adornment of women of the West. At one of the smartest dances on Fifth avenue this Autumn, beaux mkde their obeisance to a partner who looked at them as the shy violet of the harem lookv at her lord, through a bandage of veiling placed across her eyes. It is the same mode of face drapery shown In the photograph reproduced on tbis page. Sur mounting It is a modified crescent In pearls. Various forms of veil will be used, according to the taste and the Ingenuity in adaptation of the wearer. The encircling band of ribbon or of Jewels Is again to be seen In the evening. A few seasons ago the Greek fillet was popular. This Winter It will he of the Oriental nattrre, for even a fold of silk or a band of vermt rtbbnn has a barbaric Jewel or design to add lts note of rich ness to the original simplicity if ; that decoration by the 0 reeks. 'Even where It might be expected leest the Ori ental note Is struck in dress. It Appears In the metal trimmed tuft of a fur cap. tThe orown of a cap, shown on this page, is of net embroidered in a conventional design In silver heads. In front is a semi-military ornament of. ribbon and silver wire, topped by a bit of the si.me kind of fur as that which outlines the crown of the cap and which Is carried up to Its top. iVcross the crown, which settles closely and comfortably np- ,on the head, making a charming outline for the. face, Is carried a loose fold of velvet of the same color as the fur. The colors black and silver are among the favorite combinations of the Winter. The eumptuousness of the East is strikingly apparent In the wraps worn to operas, to dinners and dances. Manufacturers are rivalling each other In the production of rich stuffs, and no woman seems to practise economy in the direc tion of her after 6 o'clock cloak. An example of this richness Is a long loose cloak of gold net worn over a velvet gown. In previous seasons the material itself would have been regarded as rich enough in effect. This Winter the gold and silver nets in wraps or gowns are finished with an edge of silver gold ribbon, as carefully bound as though It were the braid with which the tailor finished your street suit. From the front and in the sweeping point at the back long gold tassels depend. Of velvet brocades, the design picked out with silver or gold thread, there Is no end. Every woman who can afford It has at least one such gown. The brocade ap pears also in cloaks. A handsome cloak Is fash ioned In velvet and bro cade. The sides and front are of velvet. The fan-like inset in the back, and the border around the edge of the cloak and fastening it In front, is of the brocade. The velvet Is of purple, the brocade of purple and gold. ! . .4 . . 5, si' ' i ii-. J. J Y ' V I w jt"i- r, - mi in 'j'- v- i lkM il 1 1 mi sm h luk 4 : ft it; I , H 1 If Mn :1 1 This Cloak of Cloth of Gold Gives an Effect of Oriental Richness Over a Blue Velvet Gown. CoDvrlrht, 1816, by the Star Company. Oreat Britain Rights Reserved.