The times., 1899-04-09
DO YOU KNOW YOUR coLoRsp

William Chase Gives Suggestion. for
Benuty's Various Types.
Tell you how to choose becoming col
| ors?" said William Chase. the famous art
ist, In the Cleveland Leader" DO YOU
Know that is about the hardest question
have ever been called upon to answer?
why, artists study years to acquire such
knowledge, and many of us descend to our
graves feeling We have not mastered the
secret.
The art of dressing well does not de-
pend upon the colors alone, but on the
form. l Will illustrate: Take the cos
TUNES worn in 'Trelawny OF the Wells
Inc coiors are beautiful and the effect at
tractive, but they are not graceful The
OLD Greeks are the ones women should
study when seeking graceful effects and II
they wish harmony OF colors let them
study old Japanese prints.
'Of course blondes should always choose
what are known among artists as cool col
ors, for example, blues, pinks, green. and
many shades of violet. also white or black.
Brunettes have all the warm tones. yellow.
orange. red, with few purples and blues
to select from
1T Is more difficult for blonde than a
brunette TO dress becomingly All women
with light hair or eyes fancy they should
wear blue, especially delicate .ints OF azure
whereas very few Of them can attempt it
successfully Only blondes with perfect
compilations ought ever to attempt pale
Diues- Yet 1t is very generally becoming
10 brunettes. Such women do not need
perfect compilations, as 1t throws out what
iittie color they may have in cheeks and
lips and has the effect of clearing the skin
Tne same may be said OF delicate shades
OIL yeiiow, while the reverse is true of pink.
Almost any type excepting very red
pionde-l mean one with florid skin-may
wear PINK safely. whereas the brunette
or Drown haired woman has to be careful
to secure the right shade She needs a
PINK with suggestion OF yellow, Another
thing to remember about pink, it is a
shocking telltale revealing the ravages of
time IN the eruelest way Whenever the
conceaiment OF age Is consideration. 1t
should be avoided
Moreover. let every woman bear in mind
that pink and red should be worn above in
preference to below the face. never saw
woman who was improved by one OF
these pink or red collars they are wearing
now-what do they call them? Stocks.
wen, red and pink stocks take the color
out OF the face. and as a rule make the
complexion yellow.
But the strangest mistake to me is
that women insist on wearing a color
simply because 1t is fashionable and with
out any regard to becomingness. / 1e-
member once being called on to paint
girl, quite pretty Jewess she was and
dark, of course, who wore a horrible blue
waist. l mean horrible for her. Why.
couldn't see the girls face, for that detest-
able bodice seemed to shrek and scream
at me. l demonstrated, but she declined
10 make change, owing to the extreme
fashionableness of the color. What can
we artists do when ladies think more of
fashion than taste,
II you clever shoppers would only
take the goods before buying. throw il
against the face, and use your eyes. you
could easily decide whether or no color
was becoming. When you do chance to
have an unbecoming tone the effect can
be modified by using white or cream near
the face White for blondes and cream
for brunettes. That is point which all
women would do well to remember, only
the fairest and best cared for blondes
should risk ivory white. All others had
best cling TO cream tints.
Dark greens, blues, and purples must
never be attempted by women who have
dark circles under their eyes or whose
faces have a tendency to show hcllows.
Such women need flame red for instance.
"A red-haired woman had best shun
all the reds. Ihougn missing some beau
tiful shades, think she has wider range
to select from than any other type, unless
it is the brilliant brunette.
Pale or delicate women seldom look
well in any of the grays, tans or fawns.
unless they are very skiIlfully combined
with warm colors.
"Of course. no woman whose hair has
the slightest suggestion of gold or sun
shine should wear yellow next to it. Moth
ing takes away the color and lustre so
completely. Various shades of red and the
lighter blues look WELL then, of course,
white or Bit of bright purple, but no
other colors. Well, 1 think it safest for the
majority TO avoid using them in the hair.
From the standpoint of an artist ad-
mire white and black gowns more than
any other. When properly designed have
never seen woman TO whom such a dress
WAS unhecoming.N "