Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-11-28
PORTALS NEW YORK LETTER.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
New York, Nov. %. --"5tunning, isn't
sheYn asked the Cynio as he was
helping ne to a luscious portion of the
duck. "She- who the ducl?" mo
You stupid, that girl in blue" he
glanced languidly up with particular
iuturest--until he saw my new
beauty''--a striking brunette. "Fairly
good looking" he began. This shows
my training-being blonde, I've
taught him to be careful about his
compliments to my dark haired sisters
yes, good looking, but ought
brunettes to wear bluep' And thus he
struck the old conventional chord, the
| d fash oned belief that blue is for
wisely washy blondes and red--tlaming
red for the black haired belle. Listen
| to me. {" said to him when we had
reached our crisp salad fer now he was
in that comfortable good humor that
comes to any normal man after we'll
chosen dinner. l. stem and d be
/ foo ish and ignorant about cilors---
There was once girl. She was lust
like other girls, for her hair did not
curl naturally, and she loved marsh
mallows and silk stockings and she sat
on The floor when she laced her boots.
She had big, beautiful dark eyes and
soft brown tresses and the usual brunette
complexion. When she was old enough
to sit up and take notice her admiring
relatives began to shower her fond
mamma with little red shoes and red
sashes and scarlet bonnets and crimson
ribbons.
"She's like littls gypsy and red is
her color, they chirped.
- A ffar n TINA hahfoc nj thnt
particular baby grew up. She found
life joyfully beautiful, except that every
hat she had and every frock she had
and every belt aud every ribbon was
red or pink or rose.
"Some day, she said to herself, i
shall toy my poor head in yellow hat
and Ill wear sky blue froca with
pale green trimmings and purple tixings,
And I'll wear white and vic ct shoes
and but her thoughts gave out
then, for her mother came into the room
with a broiling red sunshade.
"But it came about that one day a
clever little gownmaker got hold Of
that young woman
"She sized her up carefully. She
noticed her eyes, she took in her brown
hair, she made a careful survey OF her
complexion. Then she locked very SO
, and said:
snali ~, you Ituck OF ou !
, the fainest blue.
"'Blue!' spluttered the girl. why
/ never wore it, How could l, with
, my dark eyes and dull skin? Why,
| that's dreadful! I'm quite sure the
, family would hustle me away to the
Ieeuis' ,ninoeu nonie or nave ms ar
re.snI - -, -.
the goNnmahsr nau nearu tpase
things before, put sne scrlbnIeu out
iVtie Ilst OF tnings sne wanted ana sent
I tnat young woman ABOUT ner business,
wnen you see youiselt 10 tnas
: rock' sne eaid, oonvincingy; you IL
WISH you nao hearo OF hsns otue
before
lHs gown was macs ano tue plue
trimmings were there CUNNING ntte
hutey tnings on me ooulee anu Ihoss
cnarming nttie cuils AT tpe SHOWS M
8 10 all IL was GEAR gown, nj ior On
. angel 10 wear at q CLOUD party, mheu
+ the girl put It on she expected 70 see
berseif looking hsggafu ano norr ~
All her IRE sne nao heaIo apous .ne
Ieed OF touch Of Color 10 pfighten
her up a little. but nere was EoWu
a with no brigntet Color IMAM tne sollos,
blue, IKE patcn oI oiouo neeue9
i Sky. Her brown eyes we're pretty ano
& sparkling, her hair mad never LOOKED
a lovetier, her SKIN was Clear, orlilian
and fine. The dear relatives VINO bau
a bought red hoods and scarieS silppara
q for her In her baby Gays gatheteo
a around aud proclaimed rs II WIN one
3 voice that the dear girl had never
! looked darlinger, sweeter OF more
a generally kissabie,
d Best OF all, she 10 gratetui 10 TINS uay
Is to the clever oressmaher WIG gave ne'
a such valuable mint ~ is tne cnarm
a ing way OF womankind to fali into tne
), lines set down Tor them Dy tnei'
q mothers and grandmammas' woman az
g q general rule lacks tine courage OIL
b oilglnallty' ,,,
n ut is wise plan to experiment little
IN the very important matter OF select,
l. ing colors and designs. just as tne
e thin woman cannot wear the styiss SUIT
% able Tor the plump dams, the girl WIN
" red hair cannot stand the co or com
d binations that look SO wei on tine pretty
ii creature with golden LOCKS anu sof'
!. gray, relvety eyes.
Ie Mature has done some wonderful
|, coloring, and from that estimaple iaoy
j. any woman can nnd many inspirations.
|, observe the exquisite color compina
finn Of the what and IfR foliage, Vel