The Washington times., 1894-10-18
coLoRs FOR FALL AND WINTER.
There arc Many Shades 10 Consider il
Making y our Selections

There arc Many Shades TO Consider in
Making Your Selections.
The latest color card of sixty-six shades is
without any striking novelty. though it is not
too late for one TO appear any time before
December. There .are six shades of blush
purple known as glycine, sans-gene. chais.
mignon. prelat and radiah with the third and
fourth likely 10 be the most popular. Fuchsia.
reddish purple. comes 10 the front again.
though now considered rather passe by fash
ionable people.
There are three very pinkish lavender tones:
StamboUl, Smyrne and Corinth. of duh tints
that never offend whether they take or not.
Aioietta is OF rich. reddish-purple cast. but
is not as new as the Sans-gene blush purple.
which is an exceeding fayorite in Paris where
the right colOrs correctly worn and combined
seem TO be an inheritance. GRAY seems to be
on the down road and appears in only three
shades known as argent. nickel and platine
that run from a silyery TO a medium tone
This color is we'll liked in London. bur Paris
is decidedly dull TO its charms. and as we fol-
low Paris we, too, are ev identy not in love
with it,
There are so many brown tints that the
modes are rather out; only two appear beige
and castor. both being old friends under IA
miliar names. A yeilOwish brown is escuriai.
and viii prove lovely shade for combina-
lions. Three bronze or greenish-brown
shades are ortOian, gaZelle. and modore. but
the richer gOlden-bTown shades are moka,
nounette, tabac, and marron.
A lovely vivid yellow for evening wear is
andalouse, and other yellow tints. shading
from old ivory 10 golden yellow. are ivoire.
creme, paille, genet, ebenier. and Cleopatra.
An opal white Is very rich for evening wear.
The favorite evening shades are rose mink
cream. and pale yellow Sarah is pinkish
yellow that lacks style, and bengaline is a
pretty mauve. Two reddish pinks that will
never prove favOrites are caprice and meteorp
Brown and red promise well. also the blue
known as pervenche or cornllower. Cerise
or cherry red has been an immense fayOrite
in Paris since spring. The pinkish reds
aubepine, eglantine, refine, pivOine, and
JacqueminOt have had long run in Paris
and combine well with any dark color: they
are as useful in millinery as in costumes.
The tendency toward ye,lOWish red is shown
in the shade known as Girofe Two navy
shades appear each season under the long
familiar names Of marine and matelot. Pale
or baby blues are cie and azure. and two
lovely greenish or turquoise shades are coli
bri and azurine. Black will be very fashion,
able, whether worn alone or as a ccmbina-
tion.
Two clear dark greens, russo and emeraude
viii be especially rich in velvet and ladies'
cloth for costumes and capes The gravish
reed or reseda shades are the newest and
most elective greens, being known as reseda.
reed, mignonette, roseau and sedum. Brick
reds OF a rich shade are brique and sigurd
showing that terra Gotta is returning TO US in
these days OF odd shades in red.
Cold shades never take well in the fall
when our climate demands more cheer. hence
the popularity this season Of brown and reds
especially cherry and the RENE or improved
magenta tints. Green promises to be n good
trimming color. also red.
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