The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-12
THE HOME.
ooLoRs THAT ARE BECOMING.


An article in the Housekeeper gives
the following suggestions on the exer-
else of taste in dress:
A colorless blonde, a woman with
flaxen hair, light, pale eyes and colorless
complexion, that is woman who lacks
color in every respect, absolutely re-
quires the warm shades of pink and
rich, deep reds. While she can weard
nearly any shade becoming to blondes,
these warm shades increase her color,
bring out the blueness in her eyes and
glints of gold in her hail, land are really
her most becoming shades. She should
carefully avoid all dull colors OF very
light shades, which, while worn by many
blondes with more color, must not be
included in her list; they will rob her OF
every vestige of color, giving her faded,
sswashed-out'' look. have young lady
friend of this type who, against the ad-
vice of wiser heads, invested in a dull
blue silk, her favorite shade.
One evenings wear satisfied her, and
she was very glad to relieve the bodies
and sleeves with a guimpe and facings OF
deep rose-pinl1 crepe. Equally glad was
she to change the faded, ''washedout'
look the dress had given her for the rosy,
fresh look the rose-tinted crepe carried
with it. A dear experience, but one that
will be remembered. !
The yellow blonde has golden brown
hair, blue eyes and a pure white skin,
with tints of pink underneath in cheeks
and chin The possessor of these is a
true blonde, and will find navy and bluet-
Jnndn ho1JnfrOnp
tans, old-rose, wood-browns, white, the
deeper shades of gray, Rembrandt red
and clear scarlet her most becoming
colors.
Mind, leave out pale blue, which,
though dedicated to blondes, is now con
sidered one of her most unbecoming
shades; lavender is preferable, and can,
with clear yellow and the delicate shades
of Nile or sea-foam green, be safely worn
by many blondes. Neither of these two
types of blondes have any too much
color, and, of the two, they require some
thing that will increase and bring out
what little they have, rather than take
that little from them. They will even
find gray more becoming, with a dash OF
pink or old rose near the face; while a
vest of red cloth on green, navy blue OF
black gown will make it particularly. be-
coming to them, or any woman with
colorless OF sallow complexion.
The warm blonde is the woman with
red or auburn hair, light or medium
light eyes, and rosy red complexion, She
can safely wear any color given fol-
blondes, but the light blues and pinks and
reds. Cold colors should be given the
preference, for, as rule, her color needs
toning down. Black by many, is called
cher COLOR also the ambers and warm
or red browns; the latter are universally
becoming. I have in mind a. woman OF
this type, who safely wears olive green,
but it is venture that must not be gone
into too boldly. for if there is a tint OF
sallow in the complexion it will be fatal.
SO with the ambers, they. must be care.
fully selected, trying each shade against
the face in all lights-daylight, twilight
and gaslight.
The pale brunette, with dark hair and
eyes and clear white complexion, is the
| most favored type of all. She can be
Just as audacious as she likes, wearing
any color she fancies. aasa vi,
The warm brunette, She with dark
hair and eyes and reddish complexion, is
favored almost as much, though, if he1
color is very deep, she might better
avoid the warm reds, deep pinks and
purplish-reds These colors have a ten.
dency to heighten her color, which, OF
the two. needs toning down, and the
cold colors, like drab, gray, tan, hello