The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1867-11-28
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Something for the Ladies.
Bye. /. STR.

think a few hints in. regard to har-
mony and combination of colors may
not come amiss. To set off face or.
dress to best possible advantage, the
following rules are of vast Importance.
One of them is-not to set side by side
two different shades-ef the same color ;
for instance, light and dark blue
the darker color will nLlOQys cause the
lighter one to appear very light and
Uice UerSa, the light one. cause the
darker blue to appear darker still, or
even give it the blackest tinge. 4
main rule, however, relates to the ef-
feet Of hues, or contrasting of colors-
such as, when blended together, give
rise to perception of aOhiteneS8. The
most perfect of these are blue, geIJdw
and red; a color complementary toI
each Of these is made by blending the
other two. Because blue with yelz01g
creates green green is the compile
ment of red-red and yelLol0 create
orange, orange is the complement to
blue-red and blue create violet, violet
is the complement of yellow. The
eye itself will make these changes;
for look upon a blue and yellow, and
in little while both will appear
green. Now it must always be rer1em-
bered that the eye, fatigued with look
ing at one color, is disposed to receive
the impression of its complement. a
lady in a dry goods store is looking at
red stufsj after having seen five or six
pieces, she begins to complain of the
bad color Of those subsequently shown
her. The color is not bad but her
eye, weary of red, no longer receives
the impression of it Vividly, or as a
source of pleasure. A prudent sales
man will never allow a lady to look
at ten or eleven red stufs in success /
sion; but about the fourth or fifth,
he will contrive to exhibit something
green-a very fine green is sure to bel
.seen-even if it be only tolerabIe
color, and after dwelling on it for a
while, the customer may go on look
ing at the reds, and they will be sure
to be seen 70 the best possible advan-
tage.
The main relations of color to be
borne in mind are these: Green is the
complement to red they set of each
other to the hest advantage when
placed side by side-the green look
ing greener, the red redder-and this
is, of course, most thoroughly the gf- |
feet when the two colors are alike in
depth of tone. What green is to red,
yel20ay is to 8jolet, and Blue to orange.
In the same way may it be said of the
yellow tints Of green suggesting their
compliments, the violet reds; yel1OaC-
orange with Vjolst-6lue, and orange-red
with 6tue-green.
The pink of the complexion is
brought out by a green setting in
dress or bonnet-if the face has a tint
of orange mixed with brown, the
green ought to be very dark, or not
used at all. For a brunette there is
no color superior to yellow. This i'm
parts UioLet to fair skin and Injuries
its effect. The orange skin, however,
has the yellow neutralized and the red
left; so that the freshness of coniplee-
ton is increased in black-haired bean.
ties. Violet is only suitable for dress,
tJbon IL Is cery deep in tone, and 53
those a0ho lcish to hare their complication
By contrast. Blue imparts
orange, which enriches white complex
ions and improves the yellow hair of
it is therefore a stand {
ard color for blondes. Orange suits
nobody-it whitens a brunette, which
is not desirable effect. Red, unless
it be Of a very dark hue, is rarely suit
able in close neighborhood to a Iady's
Skin. Rose-red destroys the freshness
Of a good complexion; 10 suggests
green. These principles may be car t
ried into application in thousand
ways, and we must sometimes use
false tints to get true ones; and in {
2ompounding a nosegay, or iii trim f
ming a bonnet, we must Keep apart
those color5 that cannot come togeth-
ar without quarreling-trimming a
yellow bonnet with violet or blue, and :
/ green bonnet with rose, red or white c
lowers, and to follow the same gener- t
Il idea in grouping the coIors of a
lress.
Dark paper hangings absorb too
much Iight-red and violet damage
he color ofthe skin-orange is tire t
ONE by reason of intensity. Yellow, q
nd light hues of green and blue are L
most preferabIe-Iight green suits well 8
10Th with mahogany furniture and
-iH .frameS-yellOw looks well with
mahogany but spoHs gildng-Iight Fl
,Iue suits beth dark furniture and d
tilt frames. :
Having already written more Oil e,
his snbiect than intended at the start, S
hope these few suggestions may t.
rove of some assistance to the ladies
"I say, Jones, how is it that your c,
life dresses so marnifcentIv. and ,-Ou L