The Red Cloud chief., 1882-02-23
- Becoming COlOrS.

II is surprising how many women
wish to know in regard 10 c"lor> that
will be becoming 10 them. while few
even ask Il question or seem To- b">tnw i
thought on the former cut Of 4 garment
in lis relation Ia their personality. VT
the latter i by far I'll" most important
consideration. II j loss tn lay down
rules in regard Ia Ca uE. Tor 10y changing
the Kaleidoscope frightening the tone
of one. lowering that "i another. deep
cning the fabric, placing 4 line of hight
between it and the skin. the whole effect
NAV be changed and Il color "rtint sup
posed to be unbecoming made pIctur-
c~-quclv effective without being drir.-
mental. But an unbccoming cat. a bad
form To j dress or a garment l. fatal.
There i nothing more to Ice said or done
about il. Ii i a minor misery which IN
| crcascS itS proportions every time OF
wearing. There j. also an immense
difference in the amount Of general
character rs well a special a~dapiablIity
in the cut of clothes. and II l. OF the
creates. importance that this should cN-
press in some sort the individuality of
the wcarcr. Yet few ONE consider
shape and design with any reference In
themselves. They take it for granted
that fashion orders this matter. and that
they have no alternative but 10 follow
the rules laid down. They do not ask
what is becoming i'll regard 10 style. but
what the STYLES are, and then they wear
wide or narrow, long or short, full cr
Scant garments. according a. the fiat
has been pronounced. Ii ought never
to be forgotten that form is more I'M
pOrtant in the line of art than color, and
this i especially the case with regard 10
dress. Color broadly settles itself. The
dark substantial fabric for street wear
is in reply to a universal demand,
and four-iifths of the women
in the world consider themselves
blcst in the possession of one
rood dark dress. Whether the fabric
Ice of silk or wool. the color brown or
black, does not : much matter, bat II l.
of high consequence whether IT II
shapcless or shapclv. whether it spoilS
the lines Of the figure and destroys the
fabric by cutting ii up into insignificant
| pieces or whether it preserves fine ont
lines and convey~ To every II who sees
III All lttt vi summing Il'pi'- VI a
woman of character and dignity behind
it. These four-iifthS have not time or
means for the details of art in dress.
These must be left To the women of q
cictv. Ia those whose separate toilets are
specially adapted for the ballroom. the
drawing-room. the thcatcr, the opera.
the reception, the boudoir. ! am thank
full for my part that there are women
who can give a part Of their time To the
cultivation of the beautiful in dress,
They make part of the sunshine and JOY
of the world, and are rs much some
thing to be thankful for Is a divine
voice. as genius in literature and paint
inc. or for the beauty of the flowers.
Dress is capable of adding a charm Ia
sweetness of temper and natural anna
bility, and in fact il may stimulate these
To growth. Neither men nor women
are amiablc when they are and know
they are addressed. while it is Il philo.
sophical truth that nothing personal Is
more conducive TO serenity of temper
than the feeling of looking ones best, OF
having gotten rid of clothes rs Il care
from ones mind.-Tcnny JuRe, IN De
frot Past and Y'rjBHDG.