The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-07
Fashion IN Colors.
ftank LealiHs Lady's J0nrnal says:


Frank LesliTS LadyS journal says:
"There Is no color, no shade OF color,
no hue or tint In Nature that Is not simu.
lated, and In o manner Us delicate as the
rarest In cloud, leaf or flower. -. IL
Among the substantial colOrs, or those
most popular for ordinary use, the forth.
coming 'bronzes, or hues ranging from
Vandyke brown 10 the pure olive, will be
prominent. They range from the bronze
clair, or clear bronze, Of bright. fresh,
metallic lustre, through the medium, and
tonoc, or dark shade, into the feieR clair,
the medium, and tonee, to the ScdraJee,
which has dArk,puIplish tlnge.
VERY closely allied to the bronzes are
the uerUeine, pure olive, the 6rTyere clair,
the bruyere tonce and cedre-all different
shades Of those beautiful tints, in which
1t Is difficult to decide whether brown or
green has the performance.
"ln greens there Is the positive fresh
enlerdude, or emerald, the ARdRtiQue, the
Neptune-a darker shade OF blush green;
the ea!ibrt, or humming bird color, Of still
more blush tint; the vitrol-a dark shade,
more nearly blue than green; the tur-
quoise, from very dark TO the most de.
licately pale tint; the cert printempts, or
apple.green, Of very lively hue. The
uert Me, OF soft, delicate shade; cert
As3D, cert RlEone, cert LeHIdR and rert
Niagara, supposed to resemble in hue
these different waters. And the Sappho
"a beautiful and delicate shade, closely
resembling the yellowish Metternich.
green OF a few years ago.
These greens are peculiarly fine in
artificial light, and, Of the lighter shades,
will be very much worn for the evening.
"1n blues, lnclining to green, the most
elegant Is the sapphire, OF the hue OF the
beautiful gem from which 1t derives its
name. OF positive blues there are three
shades OF the MerI9ue, running through
the clear, the medium and tho dark;
while in grayish blues are the ciel polairs,
or the polar sky, in three shades; the
cEeL de Chine, or China sky, clair, medium
and Joncej and also Meri9uc blue, inclin.
ing TO gray ofthree shades.
I'm purple and It's complimentary tints
are two shades Of the panSee, or pansy
color, inclining most to the blue tint, and
the Marguerite, which inClines TO the rich
crimson; a lighter shade Of this, and one
that will be elegant for a dinner dress, is
the princesse, and next the Frou irOu lilac,
the lilac clair, medium and toncs, the peclte,
or peach blossom pink, which is Of the
pnrplish hue Of the bud before bursting
into open blossoms, shading out in many
tints to the anamone or wind flower, one
Of the most delicate blossoms of spring.
"ln crimsons there is from the richest,
most lively Tyrian hue, through all the
shades, to the palest rose color, varying
with the coral tints, from the deepest
shades OF the aquatic gem TO the iaintest
hues in which it is seen. Coral colOrs,
we may here remark, are more beautiful
by sun than artificial light, and are there.
fore less lively and effective for evening
dresses than tints Of rose color.
In salmon there are three shades, and
closely resembling is the rose-the, which
inclines q little more to the salmon tint
than the apricot; that has u great inclina.
ton to coral pink.
In neutral colors there Is almost an
endless variety, all, more or less, smother.
ed under the grayish tint, like the gOssa.
mer veil Of mist over the sun lighted
landscape.
"Oi these the dqudtique is OF very
dark grayish blue.black, like the ink hue
Of mid-ocean; the pIatine, a slightly
lighter color, incliniug to invisible green I;
the lGurier or laurel color is of very dark
grayish. green Of the foliage OF the laurel;
the bronze Florentine is Of q grayish
olive.color; the GbSiRthe, lighter shade
Of the same; the serpent t0Nce is a very
dark shade Of greenish slate color; the
clair OF lighter shade, and the 7,ecedd
t0Ree and clair Of different shades Of the
foliage Of the rtcsda or mignonette.
"Of neutral colors inclining 10 iawn,
the darkest is the cdSd0r or cassowary
color, in all the shades noticeable in all
the shades noticeable in the plumage Of
the splendid bird from which it derives
its name; the GjOnc or furze color in sew
eral shades; the drdcenG and the ordliae,
both Of which are Of great delicacy.
an topaz there all shades Of this beauti.
full stone, the darkest being called the
Ruy-Blas, from the hero Of Victor Hugo,
Beside these We have the RoiSette or nut
brown in several shades; the cqcOa;: the
dtab Frou frou; the ecorcccj; the taiaise;
the Norcege, Or Norway gray; the pampas;
the drGp, etc, OF the last season, with the
ItGlie, most beautiful and delicate shade
of straw color, the ceres, the faintest shade
known as "gosling green" by our grand
mothers, sndpeculiAr 10 the Canton crepes
and brocades Of their day, with claret,
currant, various shades Of lavender, pearl
and gray. -.r,4 o. az. 80
an all except positive colors, and bright
shades Of these colors, 1t may be remarked
that TO the gray or silvery tinge is due
their freshness and delicacy, while in
them may be suited every hue and shade
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