The Red Cloud chief., 1881-05-12
How to Dress Well.

Those who have the wish to dress ar
t~istically, and. therefore, prettily and
becOmingly, should bear the following
remarks in mind. In the first place, let
their dress be of good color, harmon
izing with their complexion, and not of
an unnatural, impossible tint; in the
second place. let it be simple, and not
hang or fall in direct contradistinctiOn
to the shape of their forms; and, in the
third place, let it be appropriate to the
weather. the time Of day, and the
wearer's position and duties i'm life.
Now, first as to colOr-the main consid-
GRAFTON, for many a prettily-made
dress is transformed into an ugly one
by being unbecoming-let these few
points be borne in mind. Remember
that crimson and red are the chief
warm colors, and should, therefore,
only be wOrn in winter. 1t has been
the fashion to wear a great deal of both
these colors and cardinal as dresses and
as sunshades in the last two summers;
but any n with a sensitive eye to color
will have remarked the hot feeling to
which they give rise on a sunny cav. A
cool look is altogether foreign to their
nature, and, therefore, although they
are admirably adapted for the winter
both as walkmg-dresses, skating cos
tunes. and bright evening dinner
dresses, they are decidedly ont of place,
from an artistic point of view. in the
warm weather. Blue. on the contrary,
is a cold color. especially rs see in an
entire psle-blue dress, and, therefore.
that 10 rightly . favorite summer color,
All its varieties -dark-blue, purple,
mauve, etc.,-are also cold colors. In
digo-blue is very cold and dull: tur-
quoise-blue less cold; but all FELLOWS,
browns and greens are warm colors.
But. apart from the GOODNESS or warm
ness of 3 color, the wearer has to on
slider what suits her particular cOm-
plexion and hair color best; and this is
the rock upon which so many wreck
their charms. A fresh colored, fair
skinned. brown-haired girl looks well
in almost all colOrs; so, in fact, will any
one with a good complexion. But, un-
fortunately, not every n is blessed
with one; their task is then more Diff
cult.
A dull haired, sallow-faced girl should
be very careful in her choice of colorS.
She should never wear any color which
brings out the yellow or greenish hues
of her complexion. and. II she happen
to be fair and sallow. should notimitate
the colors which she sees worn becom-
ingly BY a dark. sallow person. A fair,
sallow girl will look well in a pretty
brown. or a sage-green, or a deep plum
color, but should never attempt . pea
cock blue or crimson. Adark.. sallow girl,
however, may wear deep crimson. deep
yellow, or brown with orange. purple,
and scarlet. or in fact, any good. strong
colors, becomingly; hut she should
vigorously avoid al insipid or somber
colors. 1t is o matter. nevertheless.
upon which it is impossible to lay down
any definite rules, the variation of ex-
preston, the dullness or ~briIliancy Of the
eyes, and the ~vivacity of a person have
so much to do with their capability of
carrying of a color well. The only
safe rule to 60 upon is to avoid a color
when it is found to be in any way
trying"
As to the second point, simplicity
and suitability to figure. We ought !