The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-01-18
WONDERFUL ~ew coLoRa.
io,ne OF Them. T'owrv..r. 40 Old Friends,
LICK Umder New NtMtc..

II,ck u"dcr New Nance.
Did 1t oyer ocour 10 the reader that O
li,t OF tho farta tie names for shades
anil tintI that fashion has devils would
b. rather interesting reading? For in-
stnnro. NOUS 20 d'rau il tho name OF u
color lcscribrd as scum ON siaynant
poni"; php'ns. c'ppcr tint: anbrc.
;-ius Il dark htliotropr; monetto. ~ dark
drab: marang". II ! Lush gray. anu lava.
u vivid rc,l. oh, there arc hosts OF such
names--So many. in fat t. thct u diction-
nry of color " i'll Ia needed soon IL FASH
ion IS allowed such liberty of imagina-
ton. 1t would lm almost refreshing to
20 back to something rs easily under
stood rs cru he'd strawberry or cooked
lobster, bus AZ present these shudcs Grc
d"nodc
The now color cr-d recently issued in
Paris contains siNty-six shades. or
course, not all the sixty-SiX colors nro
now or even novel Gra'lations OF old col
u-* Ihurr arc, however. several which
are entirely new.
Few new shades arm found ar-ong the
rods. The light coqurlirot already ns
wcil-known as the ttrrli "rcnat. Rose
and azalio ar" old fuvoritca. Tho two
friends under now names.
! he rru,lish brown. Cauvctto md hou-
vrcuil are already known. A novelty Is
pivninc. - Shade between old and dark
red, which is pleasing. Tut not striking.
Curoulic is II very dark grcnat.
Among tho greens hardly any thing ia
now, although the blush green triton il
novel. ] he three grays-silver. nickel
and platinum-corrcspond to thoir re-
swctive names.
Tho yellow family has fow rcp-osen-
tativos. which, however, will not DO
much worn in winLo:, yollow Icing moro
summer shade.
| a worry dark p"nscc, iris md turpnois
arc also among tho thfrty-siX. hut they
arr OF little Importance. representa-
tivcs OF tho rcd and nreon families have
taken back seats and will 10 rather
neglected.. Thore arc somo brown
shades in now Objects
Entirely new shades gro vorvinc. n
med um hcliotropc; lluct, q strong hut
somewhat light blue; dauphin. new,
darkish res"da; ninropuin. light
brown, and triton. y blush gray Shade.
Dattio is tho NAME Of u now color which
~ cross Lotween olive and sulphur
yellow.
/ OF the eight shade, Of hclio.ropc.
dahlia is the darkest and pcrse tho
ligh;cst.
/ Among tho now browns this season
are talac. deep tobacco brown; argus
golden brown; maroon. chestnut brown,
and automro. n light reddish brown.
There are, OF course, many olhcr shades,
but these are particularly favored.
White and willow green is an ideal
mixture for tho wear OF fair young girls
with rosc-lcaf complications. twenty
years ago tho min.liny OF yellow and
green wonld havo lccn looked upon with
horror. Int the D:ilicLic revival has
taught the modistes many new POSSIBLE
itics Of combinati ms in color. One OF
Tie p"cttir,t Of tho dinner gowns lately
maaU ~ Il swell ircssmalsor WAS of pale
npricoo ChrfN ailk. figured in gold feur
de-iis. Annbrr grcon and gold dress
WAS worn Ivy dehntante ut r"cc"
dance in Newport. Nj" groom and viole
is another con,binul On which rev
years nSo would have .Nccn enough
set ono's teeth on edge. nut fasi''oi
only has to wavo her wand an "e arr
all with hor.-Chicago Times.