The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-20
ADVICE ON DRESSING.
WITH GOOD TASTE

Fancy! II all women knew how to
choose the scolors in dress that most ne
come them, all women might be Deauu-
full.
Nature ought, of course, to warn sallow
bruiiettes that they must not wear mac,
washed out blends that they must not
wear gray, colorless women tnat tney
must not wear colorless shades But
sirce nature has omitted to do this. the
following advice, SO wisely given BY lazy
belonging to a leading dressmaking eS-
Establishment. ought TO be framed py every
I'm tlS# first place, said madame, we
must Ia H&E1nto consideration the fact tnat
there are both pale and rosy hionds ana
it is seldom the actual color. but the
shade which is at fault when a woman
choice Of dress seems inartistic.
Take a red haired woman; Tor IN
she would run the risk Of producing
most disastrous effect; but Ii she knew
that she, must choose a PINK tempered
with green the result would be denghtful
The woman with red hair, however, gen.
orally manages to dress becomingly. for
she naturally makes more of a study OF
herself than the average type
blue white or nile green Is charming
for evening costumes and brown or black
for daytime Gray also is becoming. as
ii Is to most women except those with
olive skins, who should wear tan in Its
place.
complexion can wear almost anything,
but 1 can think of no better illustration
of perfect taste for her than Romneys
painting of The Parsons Daughter.
which represents the figure of girl
with golden brown hair. brown eyes and
mellow, pink and white skin attired In
simple gown of brown the color 81 her
hair and eyes. a creamy kerchief pinned
across her breast. l.ie whole picture be-
ing a symphony In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
one color, like a solo on a. violin--and
the monctony relieved by green bow IN
the girls hair.
blues, hlacs and pinks. Both black and
green tend to whiten the complexion, ana
yellow win render II more highly colored.
There" indicating a large painting, IL
my idea of a blond costume.
The girl in the painting. who was
tall, graceful blond with almost fiaxen
hair, was robed in q simple gown of blue
trimmed here and there with a touch OF
pastel pink wh.le delicate design OF
gold the exact color of her hair was
traced all over the blue of the gown
"A thin woman should always be care
fill not to have the bottom of her skirt
too broad for her hips. II she is very
long wasted she may cut on the length OF
line by wearing belt of another color
| from her bource.
BLACK will naturally make slight wo-
man appear still thinner, while on the
same principle stout woman apparently
Increases her size by wearing light coiors'
white especially.
II believe that an auburn haired wo-
mans best color IL brown, while women
with olive skins can wear the most beau
tifuI colors--warm reds and Colds. Black
velvet is becoming to almost every one.
but / dislike seeing 1t on any but those
of maturer years. 1t Is too somoer ZOE
youth.
DO you know I think there Is most
pleasing effect in discord? OF course. 1t
must be deaicately managed. Take blue
and green, for example.
They are generally considered discord-
ant but il the green IL of a warm hue
the combination Is delightful In this one
can take lessons from nature. Tne pur-
pic flower has generally center OF yell
low. and usually the purple inclnes to
blue when the yellow inclines to orange
and the yellow to green when the purple
is inclined to red"