The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-03-04
Colors. to Wear and Not to Wear.

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emo woman is ugly when she is
dressed" Only Lord Chesterfield
could have been guilty of such a gal
liant perversion of The truth. If he
used the word dressed" advisedly.
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, he was
undoubtedly right-no woman is ugly
who is artisticaly and becomingly
dressed. But so few women seem to
know what colors will enhance or de-
stroy 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
florid must be careful what reds they
use even more than pale people. A
deep blue red, that red suggested in
plum or the velvet leaf of red pansy
that has caught shade from the petals
of its near neighbor, the dark blue
pansy, is the color for ford COM
plexions. Grown people should be
careful not to wear bright red. AS
Modjeska observes, "As 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 white, black
or gray can be worn with IMMUNITY by
the youthful and fair. Magenta should
be suppressed. Only a dazzling beau
teous being could survive the uglifying
effect of this depraved color, and then
it must be combined with white.
Dark sage green is an almost uni
versally 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 ex-
quisite complexion should dare to wear
pale green. If the complications are
clear, rosy, fair and dark have equal
privileges. Dark green, combined with
pale blue, is becoming to brunettes with
clear, pallid complications. Yellow is
delicious color--a favorite hue of the
old masters and old Dame Nature.
Warm yellow has good effect on the
complexion. 1t makes the skin look
fairer than it really is. 1t goes pleas
ingly with many colors. A brunette
will look particularly handsome in a
green yellow. Mustard color, which is
insufferable by daylight, is simply de-
licious in the gaslight. Pale blue and
yellow is harsh. A good rule is never
to combine two colors of equal inten-
sity. One of two colors should be dull
and not too pure. Yellow will blend
well with old gobelin blue, with hello
trope and certain shades of blue grays
Amber of all shades is exceedingly be-
coming to dark people. People with
blue eyes should not wear bright blue.
1t makes their eyes look faded, and de-
tracts 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. Goden-haired blondes, red haired
maids and matrons, and dark people
with clear, rosy compilations can wear
black and look we'll. All others can
modify its hardening effects by COM
bining white, red, orange, gray or yell
low with it. All but people with very
coarse compilations look exceedingly
well in white. Every color can be
made becoming by being artistically
arranged and relieved by another color,
or by the soft, subduing effects of net
or lace or airy Golden Rod.