Evening journal., 1897-07-01
oREEN Ro6Es po " n -cHARM.
Natures Faverite Has Does Net be-
come the DunI<y Dnpp or DamseI.

come the Dunlxy Dnrq Q or DamseI.
The prevailing sha d. 3 of green win
not be worn by th q colored society
Bale this spring. II ve reason given for
fhil is that they do lot match the aver
aoea .olored woman's complexion. They
make a showing in the elaborate win
dow a splays of the big stores which is
q delist ht to the ey and a solace to the
soul Of any woma n. But, in the Ian
o,,aOe q ( the Sout' a side chocolate-hued
belle. 90. veen won Il do. / can't get it to
match m v FACET The fight, however,
was NOT q fVen arp without a struggle
In the begi uDins there were those WHO
inoao-ined th vt 4 he obstacles attending
fhe wearing ,9f he green by women of
color might be OF -ercome. 1t was wor tn
tbe trial. White-T yomen looked so fetch
tho il, green, thes argued, that coloied
women should no give in to the belief
until they had I Exhausted every ex-
! pedient and prov I'd beyond all doubt
that green had n place in the color
\ plans of a acolored y voman'swearing ap-
| Parel.
A leading light o the circle went 20
FAR as 70 state, in. loppoi ation to those
/ who favored a trial that the grass and
| the foliage of tree mud bush found in
| Africa were mot gre, IN, fhut dun colored.
she went SO far as to,state that that
was the reason why a, colored woman
never looked well I0g ying tennis or
swinging in a hamnlo TX. The green
back ground of grass end the general
| landiscape established "A clear case Of in
conn ,atability between the completely
Of tie woman and he7' surrounding 5.
It was too bad, she argt ed further, (5ut
IL ahl look as II naturi had mott fore
peeui the introduction of the AFRICAN
into tho United States, or elsef in her
ende mvor TO make all tlt ings eSf ual, she
miQlt have devised an outdoi II color
scherbe which would have II recluded
D the necessity for n coloredAwo1 ian wnit-
ing until the twilight time TO play ten
] mis- OF to lie on the grass gnf read the
lntest novel. A strong ar gu ment this,
as was admitted on all df es, but the
trial must be made. Acco rdingly one Of
this more daring of the set ordered a
. "da'eam,' in green. When lt was finished
\ and delivered to her she foted IL at once
X thelonly ',feather on the bird" Her Sc.
d lectS coterie of friends came, saw and
= we're conquered. Eve the eloquent
s advocate OF the OPPOSITE on, in a moment
of ecstaaic delight. saidlit was ''out of
!. sight" n
: II did snotltalxe long for the news to
! travel and IN less than a half day the
II belle In question: was the talk and envy
" Of nearly every color ed society woman
Z on the South side. 7lhe word had gone
n out that tho wonder full study in green
It and a duslSya compile xion would be see
e for the first time on SundI 4,
morning. II arrived on schedule tiI ne
lc But, strange as it mly appear, it tuT nee
= out a veritable frost" "She looley lilS,
fright.b C"She's not even a grT in o
I. sand on this beach," Nothing warn
n about that" "She would look muci
e better II she only knew wha5, to pu
s. on" This settled the fate Of green a
s. q, color for wearing apparel in selec
a c,,loredlcircles.
+ The colored belle win loo with en-
n vious eyes at her more fay ored whit
i sistc- sweeping by her a vi sion in pin
- and greer, but it is more than hkel
Nv she will seek the warmer tones of tn
Id | tropics to heighten her own persona
lf charms, aud find much consolation il
he that axiom which has come stealing
l down the ages asserting in its owi
r. cuiet faslflon that there lare others.
I- Chicago Chronicle.