The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1890-11-12
TO WEAR OR NOT TO WEAR.
Colors Which should Adorn Women of
Beauty and Taste.

mo woman is ugly when she is
dressed" Only Lord Chesterfield could
have been guilty of such a gallant per-
version of the truth.
If he used the word "dressed"- ad-
yisedlv and meant clothed with due
regard to the selection of becoming
colors and to the cut and style of the
gown to suit the individuality of the
wearer. be was undoubtedly right
mo woman is ugly when she is
artistically and becomingly dressed.
But SO few women seem to know what
colors will enhance or destroy their
good looks, what style of gown will
conceal their defects and heighten their
charms and what way of arranging
their hair will improve their faces, that
dress ofttimes instead of adding beauty
to the appearance has the contrary
effect.
People who are fiorid must be care
full what reds they use even more than
the pale people. A deep blue red that
red suggested in plum or the velvet
leaf of a red pansy that has caught a
shade from the petals of its near neigh
Dor, the dark blue pansy is the color
for fiorid complexions. Grown people
should be careful not to wear bright red.
As Modieska observes: LAS one grows
older red is more becoming above the
face than below it." Dark cardinal
velvet above gray hair and dark eyes
has most charming effect.
Pink is most becoming for fair young
people, Rose color, combined with
black, white, or gray can be worn with
impunity by the youthful and fair.
- L.
a dazzling beauteous being could sur
vive the uglifying effect of this de-
praved color, and then it must be COM
bined with white.
Dark sage green is an almost univer-
sally becoming color. 1t annuls any
tinge of green there may be in the
complexion; for this reason brunette
people generally look well in green.
Only those who have an exquisite
complexion should dare to wear pale
green. If the complexions are clear,
rosy. and fair, pale and dark have
equal privileges.
Dark green, combined with pale,
is becoming to brunetts with clear,
pallid compilations.
Yellow is delicious color-a favor
ite hue of the old masters and
Dame Nature. Warm yellow has a
good effect on the complexion. 1t
makes the skin look fairer than it
really is. It goes pleasingly with
many colors. A brunette will look
particularly handsome in green yell
low. Mustard color. which is insult
ferable by daylight is simply delicious
in the gaslight. Pure blue and yellow
are harsh. A good rule is never to
combine two colors of equal intensity.
One or two colors should be dull and
not too pure.
Yellow will blend well with old
gobelin blue, with heliotrope and GER
tain shades of blue grays. Amber of
all shades is exceedingly becoming to
dark people.
People with blue eyes should not
wear bright blue. 1t makes their eyes
look faded and detracts from the bloom
of the complexion.
Black should be worn advisedly by
both old and young. The young can
wear it better than the old. 1t brings
out clearly the hard lines in the face
and seems to deaden the bloom of the
skin. Golden-haired blondes. red
haired maids and matrons. and dark
people with clear, rosy compilations
can wear black and look well. All
others can modify its hardening effects
by combining white, red, orange, gray,
or yellow with it,
All but people with coarse COM
plexions look exceedingly well in white.
Every color can be made becoming
by being artistically arranged and re-
lieved by another color, or by the soft,
subduing effects of net or lace or airy
tulle.-N. 7. Herald.