The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-11-08
FOR WOMEN'S READING
THE QUESTION OF COLOR IN DRESS
A HIGHLY IMPORTANT ONE.
Harmless Tastes of Children Might He
Grafffed-The UnfntterinE Hand
Mirror-Odds and Ends.

Fashions as they walk abroad in midsea-
son between summer and winter are an
homogeneous patchwork of odds and ends
from the past season, frightened by an
occasional costume made in the latest,
most wintry fashion, says a writer in the
New York Sun. Straw hats and fetching
novelties in winter millinery walk side by
side, while pale summer tints and the
dark rich hues of autumn furnish still more
striking contrasts. 1t requires an expert to
discover anything especially new in the
color scheme OF the new fashions, except
In the novel combination and fresh names
which periodically present themselves to
vary the monotony of the plain browns.
greens, blues, reds and yellows which have
already been we'll honored by time.
Benares red, Russian green, Marie Antoi-
nette blue, bishops purple and dead-leaf
brown are some of the old colors with new
names, and the tints which really delude
us with a gloss of novelty are the anne
thyst shades of pale pink and deeper violet,
lizard green, and lapis lazuli, which deepens
into purple, and the varying shades of dull
red with plenty of yellow in it. These ORR
entail colors are beautifully combined
in the chameleon velvets and bro
caded silks, as well as in the
elegant embroideries and fancy bead
trimmings which so generously dec
crate the latest gowns and stamp them as
new.
Color is such an important element in the
art of dressing well and becomingly.
it is best to consider it very carefully
when making a selection for an article of
dress which comes near the face. The wom-
an who possesses good taste very readily
discovers which color sets off her complex
ion to the best advantage; but she who is
not quite so successful in her estimate of
| effects may safely follow the prescribed
| rule for using the color of the eyes as the
keynote of color in dress. If the eyes are
blue, even though they are hopslessly, pale,
blue near the face will give them a deeper
shade, a brighter expression, and make
any color with which blue can be success
fully combined becoming. Any woman VINO
which intensiies the color OF her eyes is
the one which Is most becoming every time.
Pale blue and pink should be careiuily
avoided by women with red hair, as they
exaggerate rather than soften the natural
coloring; but they will never make any mis-
take with any of the dark shades or brown,
especially the red brown. Brown is also
the color for a brown-eyed woman, as IL
will bring out the beauty of her eyes as no
other color can If she but chooses the rignt
shade. Gray is becoming to women Win
gray hair and to young women who nave
gray eyes and lovely compilations, while
| white is becoming to almost every one,
old or young, providing she selects the
right tint. The blonde can wear the pure
| white without a tinge of yellow or pink in
1t, but the brunette must be carefui 10
wear the soft cream shades, and IL she
| wears black at all it must be very glossy,
while a pronounced blonde can safely deck
herself in the dull black which is used for
rr1an 10 N nnlnr Uhf 10 r4IfV
| sure to be suitable to every complexion,
| providing one is fortunate enough TO dis
| cover the particular shade which harmon
ICES best with her coloring; and IL 50 nap
| pens that green is the leading color this
season, especially the strong, dark shades
of metallic green, and. as everys concelva-
BILE tint in natures. garden seems TO De
reproduced in materials and trimmings, 1t
is a simple matter to find the right one.
A shade called willow green is very at
tractive on a woman with p~ink-and-white
complexion, and a very effective gown of
this color is made OF smooth cloth, when
is used for the sKirt ana vest only. while
the bodice is a Louis XVI coat of satin in
a much lighter shade of green, scattered
lightly with pink flowers and darker green
leaves. This is finished on all the edges
with a. very narrow band of dark brown
fur. and creamed lace is fulled down either
| side of the front, partially covering the mar
row vest of plain cloth. like the skirt
C~hiidren's tastes.
Philadelphia Times.
1t is not wise, perhaps, to give a child too
| much option in the selection of its attire,
but there are instances when its personal
taste is more correct than that of the adult
| whose duty it is to select the juvenile ward
| robe. Well do we remember on one occa-
| sion, when a girl of not more than seven,
being left In the care of an affectionate and
well-meaning great-aunt. who thought that
it would be the greatest help in the world
to our invalid mother if she would tog out
| the little visitor in a suitable winter outfit.
The agony of that shopping tour is still
wildly before us, and even now a rush Of
warm blood flies to our face as we think of
the coat and hat which she presented to
her unhappy little victim. Garments too
good to be thrown away by the prudent
mother, but of such outlandish contour and
combination that we seriously thought of
pretending a long illness to get out of the
painful necessity of wearing them.
This period of childish modification was
revived on Sunday when we saw on Walnut
street a little chap whose artistic mother
thought it lovely to dress up as a Russian
gerry, blouse, cap and belt, making a pictur-
esque figure. but one which he apparently
did not relish, his little face becoming furi-
ously red as one passer-by after another
turned to look at him, frequently uttering
audible that were as incense to
the proud mother walking with him, but
which plainly scourged his shrinking dispo-
sition with the keen sting of modification.
We make an appeal for the children. If
they show a tendency to select their own
| armen let them have at least a voice in
the matter and unless they are too abso-
iutely out of reason in their desires it surely
will do no harm to let them have what they
can wear and enjoy. We children of an
older growth would feel it a woeful pun
ishment if we could never select any of our
wardrobe and certainly If we were obliged
to be governed by the erratic taste of some
| of our friends and relations we would feel
that our lot was a very hard one indeed.
Children are equally sensitive on this SUBJ
ject, and as far as 1t is possible to humor
them in their own wearing apparel we say
do ii.
Whist Souvenirs.
Philadelphia Press.
1t is now as necessary to know whist as
to be able to dance, and quite as interesting.