The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-08-13
TUESDAY. AUGUST IS, 1901.
EDITORIAL.

EDIIOKIAL.
The artistic instincts OF one editor
have always revolted at the bicolored
gowns the ladies now almost universally
wear, or rather they are no gowns. They
start in white at the top and just at the
most effective and interesting place,
where the waist-line Of beauty should
be, or about where the equatorial belt
runs around the globe, the color changes
suddenly 10 black, a most violent and
abrupt termination Of the dream In
white, and one that does yiolenceto all
rules Of color-harmony. IL is just as Il
the creator had made water melon
green the outside half way and then at
the middle changed to color TO the
luscious red on the inside. What look
ing vegetable II would bel II woul be
unfair and unmanly 10 strike the
American woman blow below the belt
in the matter Of dress, but no woman
can wear a bi.colored salt, shirt waist
and dress tkirt Of strongly different col
ors and be more than half we'll. dressed. II
her complexion will permit woman to
be dressed in pure white, that fits we'll,
she is nextthing to an angel. But let her
drees in white and then put on black
waist, or red or green sweater
well hideous is not the name for
It, and they don't do IL. But the
offense is just the same 30 far as
any other combination Of striking
colora is concerned. Delicate cream and
white might go, or pale lavender and
beliotrope, or cerise and magenta, but nc
striking difference in waist and skirt
should ever be permitted. There ought
10 be- law against any woman fat OF
lean dressing as though she had wrapped
herseli up in the flag Of Siam, or wore
Turkey red down to her equatorial line
and aky blue the rest OF the way. They
viii say they don't do il, but there are
effects just as bad, and any two striking
colors for waist and skirt ought 30 b.
included in grounds for divorce II per
sisted In, or as proyocatiOn for cancel
lation Of alimony. No one ever heard OI
Worth turning out such gown, buI
then he was a maa.milliner and became
imbned with the male instinct Of pro
priety In dress. Many women wear the
bi-colored auit 10 render themselves lesI
irresistible than they would be II Their
gowns had not this iarring defect, ant
as no woman wishes 70 remain danger
ously attractive after she is marriec
there are probably some consideration
OF iprndence in adoption OF such an abom
inaiion as complete and radical chang,
In color at the very point ol her creates
charm and beauty.
AaS
lffhere Is anything meaner On earth
than . mau who viii use horse un-
III Il a broken down and thi a turn Il
out 70 die, Nc have NOT met 10 Win
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