Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-22

elegantes will accept aud ndort the
change. or course bonnets and outer
garments win follow suit, and we
must expect peleflnts and long
pellsses. IL IL even limited that bnfe
arms and low.neckod dr0sseswill come
In again for dressy wear, but with
winter before us the idea 10 too prepoe-
ferrous to dwell upon.
II IL alec told that with oil this whitn
stockings will be- In vogue again, and
are being manufactured 10 meet the
expected demand. We shall have to
change our style OF hnirdregsng to
suit. However, with these on dts
there lie one very comforting assurance,
and that IL, come what will, walking
dresses are 10 be short; the train has
been found really abaurd for the street,
an II 10 to bo reserved for home or
evening wear, which 10 decidedly a
rational move.
Tailor.fnads gowns already to DO
seen ore maic mostly with short
bDdices anu are either belted nj the
waist or finished with pointed band
just below. May gowns arc still made
with Eson aud aju0ve coats.
Boston Daiy 7faUeYer.--T dress
Of Americans and nj North Europeans
IL oftener Of n hue than II IL Of black or
white, but nevertheless II cannot be
said that We apply color TO drcsa. For
color, technically speaking, mans u
mlngilng OF pure hurs which enrich
each other, and form, by their effect
upon each other Of contrast and Teln-
tiou, an agreeable anu harmonious
whole. OF the art Of thus combining
colOrs We have neither knowledge
nor nn inherited instinct. How many
women in thousand can say, for uX-
ample, what IL thr effect Of mingling y
light tone of n dark color with q dark
tone ola light color? or know In VIVA.
proportions Of area the primaries bal.
ance each other2 or even know what
the COMPREHENSIVE are? And yet
these nre the mere alphabet OF the sub.
ject.
We know 20 little about color that
we can't tell q harmony from die
| cord, and our eyes arc 20 unused 10 II
that bit OF pure tono like an Italian
wOnan'a neciSerchief la n costume
fairly frighiens us, as rod does q
turkey. IL Wa venture to indulge tho
inclination Tor color which we all
have by nature, we aro more likely
than not u produce n crude motley.
The bUst educated Of Us, Therefore,
take refuge IN ncgption following, Ia
this particular at least, Moliero'a
counsel 10 leave dress TO tho tailor,
while the Ignorant ilaunt crujitita and
bring color into disrepute. We hnvo
| taught Ourselves 10 believe that color
10 not desirable. We think VIC DON'T
lie Il; we say that II Ia not refined.
This IL, OF oourse, nonsense. Ma.
tues colOrs OF sky aud Landscape can
not be surpassed for aplendof; art uses
| color pure; and the most beautiful
fabrics anu garments In the world arc
suoh largely because Of splendid color.
| The most gorgeous hues royalty has
Ia all ages appropriated u Its own cos.
tune, and VINO ehlll say that thc pur.
plo OF Rome aud the colors OF the sun
OF the Chiuese emperor are vulgar?
No, superintendent Is not the reason
| we eschow cOior In our dress, and II
would be "A contradiction OF terms TO
say that II is an excube for our uncef.
| tain taste.
Some people attribute our dislnrllna-
ton for color to the cloudy skies VI the
north, but, though we may have in.
heritod tendency from this cause,
Is Is hardly operative In America,
whsrs nature Is as brilliant as any.
where IN the world. Gopihe suggest-
| that II may be duo 10 weakness Of
sight, but this will not explain our ig.
norance OF hsrmonies. Our puritan
ancestry Is partly responsible. Our
good and great furelnlhcrs regarded
with complsisanoo little that did not
Ito In tho moral sphere. Color Is purely
aesthetic, hence they would have none
oft.
The most active influence de.erring
us from the study OF color Is undOubt-
eddy fashion. We take our cues from
northwest Europe, which knows llttie
color Is not fashionable.
now To DREss THE NECK.
Not long since the writer was watch.
INK two women buy collars. They
hal short, fat neeks, aud bought the
high, choosing collars which fAslen
with collar.hutton closely about tho
throst. They looked lOngingly az
come turnod.down collars, but ono
said: ono, we can't wear these collars,
our necis are too short" That was
lust where these good ladies' blundered.
II, instead OF encasing tholr plethorlc
throats In tight, white strip OF linen.
they had bought turn-down collars OF
medium width, the effect would have
been much better. Nothing In more
addressing than fat neck In high
standing collar. This artiSt!c dressi n 4
OF the neck IA study In itself.
When the neck Is short and stumpy,
a narrow collar looks mean, aud high
collar appears - threaten epoplexy.
The rundown collsr IL trying,
TO DO sure; bat 1t has u look
of comfort which ia refreshing
In these days OF chOkers. Som O.
what coarse laces, when wellad-
justed, are an agreeable decoration fol
tho short neck. When the neck IL
lang, gaunt and bony, fly to ruilles.
When 1t ia sallow, welcome tho feather
bOaa. For the lank neck the hair
should never DO dressed high; better
long plnitH and loops VI hair TO unite
the head and shoulders. In evening
dress the lank and skinny-nccked
women should neduloualy avoid small
necklaces and thin chains, as they
only helghten the hard effect. III a
heavy necklace cannot be worn,a band
OF black velvet 10 tho best decoration
for thin neck.
Tulle, chiffon and feathers should DO
cultivated by the thln.necked women,
ns these materials have u soiluning
effect. Tho short, white throat needs
no necklace, band or chain OF any