The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-16
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ARRANGENESr 90 ooIoHs-A rIrA Foa
rHK YELLOW.

Mr.. NJ. r. Has 1 s, IN he Sepaemisr uum-
Der u ~ Ptafs alscaursa aaain very pl-ss-
a1gig % Had DFe-sss. and this ums q
''eolof." shs 'reaa e toe top.s in man.
neF 10 Interest ~ iadies FeY gfsaiig. A
oolof saiiabss flr a dross sag ma 90 Nc he
bead, i ID hsr opmion an axiom.
Biue has always boeu : fagarits color. ret
= = not easy o. acceuni &C. ~ raiYul4sitv.
There are 0eB feW hiue fsuers; n6t manv
hins birds, ~ hshes, nor insects. nor ani.
maisi IN aniuals and IN al he humtn race
there y ~ biae a. al. No beast has biue
tur, NOT has any one a blue skin. Blue syes,
which iighi-hai ed peo le an fancy they pos
SEES, are about the rarcst things IN nat..re.
We may even give up ihe ''blue vein" which
poets love a. Visionary; the veins perceptl-
Die, iof The most part, are either gray, red, or
gTeenlsh.
The Old Tyrean dye was no. blue, IL was
puce color. and puee waveFs between brown,
red and blue; but its general hue Is a kina Of
duh red ylOiet-in fact. much the color OF
Clothed blood. and 30 most modern eyes IL
would probably be an unattract.ye one New
ertheless, IL large masses this a very pctur-
esque color, and beneath the bright and glow
ing skies of Italy il doubtless had a magnifi-
cent effect,
This was tine only purple color known to
the ancient world, and Is believed to have
been discovered by an inhabtant Of Tyre,
fifteen hund ed years before Christ, and per-
haps it, costlineSs commended it in great
measure to the luxurious Romans, in Cicero's
day one pound weight Of wool double dyed
with this color being valued at 1000 denarii
(e35;l and when we consider the immense
numbers of the little creatures (rOt feas, as
the French word puce would indicate) whence
il was obtained that were necessary TO dye
even pound Of wool, the labor OF gathering
them, and the slow and clumsy process of ex-
tracing the tiny drop of color that each con-
tributed, it was really hardly more than it was
worth.
Green is coming in fashion. This color,
says Haweis, is be coming in ITSELF because it
annuls any tinge OF gieen which may be
latent to the complexion, and which, in dark
persons, is often more obtrusive than the
owners are aware OF. The most sallow wo-
man would be indignant at hint of this,
and generally contrves TO defy herself by
wearing the very colors which increase the
defect.
Pale green, so trying to the majority of
faces, Is, in some ca es, pretty ornament,
and may be mixed craftily with pale blue in
a most charming manner. TIE dress offered
10 Enid, "wh"re like a shoaiing sea the love-
ly b.uC played into green," is Que OF Tenny-
sons happiest thoughts. 1t requires, how
ever, taste to do this well.
Red is 10 DE arranged with caution. The
Spanish women have made deep red rose in
the hair, just under the ear, an undying fash
ion. Deep heavy reds are much used IN the
draperies Of the old Italian masters, esp. cial-
ly of Titan but they are always aided and
contrasted, as no woman C contrive 10 be-,
when moving from pl.ce to place.
Yellow is an unjustly despised color 1t
has many beautiful shaues aud only when too
pure is it ur manageable. The cold, pale prim-
rose, that shines like light in the hedgerows
may be massed about young face with inn
punity. The dandelon must be used opy in
single vivid spots of flame. An older iace
must be more gently dealt with, by brown
ish yellow. The brunette may wear green
yellow, and be all the better for it. Some vel
lows arc more suitable than any other cOiors
TO place near the face, so good is the effect n
the complexion ;they make the skin look fair
er than it really Is, aud, of couise, enhance
the blues and pinks. What is called bIff a
somewhat dull, tawny. or warm yellow, is one
OF these. We all know how beaut ful is the
effect Ct yellow hair when il occurs, which is
not often, certainly; AID how finely bit of
this color lightens and WHITES picture,
Yellow also goes pleasantly With number
of colors. A pale dull bue is one but pure
blue and yellow are very harsh together.
Plum salron, maroon, sage, lso mix well
with yellow. Primrose tiut may be carefully
mingled with pale rose but the more Vivid a
color is, the more care is needed in mixing it
with others without jar. One out of two
| colors should always be dull and not too pure
this is not generally known, or ii is forgotten.
and the result is the coarse and vulgar con-
trasts that we see around us. Ambers of all
shades are exceedingly good and becoming.
But affe: all, IN. order To dress becomngly
one must fling the opinions of the ressmak-
er, the barber, and the haberdasher to the
four winds, and bring the same care and in
telligence to bear upon dress aud other sur
roundings as are lavished upon higher mat
tiers.