The Topeka state journal., 1902-07-19
ADVICE ON DRESSING
WITH GOOD TASTE.

s Fancy! If all women knew how to
choose the colors in dress that most be-
come them. all women might be beauti-
full.
Nature ought, of course, to warn SAL
low brunettes that they must not wear
lilac, washed out blonds that they must
not wear gray, colorless women that
they must not wear colorless shades.
But since nature has omitted to do this,
the following advice, SO wisely given by
a lady belonging to leading Dress
making establishment, ought to be
framed by every woman who aspires to
be well dressed:
I'm the first place." said madame.
1--WE must take into consideration the
fact that there are both pale and rosy
blonds and sallow and clear brunettes.
Furthermore, it is seldom the actual
color, but the shade which is at fault
when woman's choice of dress seems
inertistic.
Take a red haired woman, for in.
stance. If recommended pink for her.
she would run the risk Of producing
most disastrous effect; but If she knew
that she must choose pink tempered
with green the result would be delight
ful The woman with red hair, how
ever, generally manages to dress be-
comlngly, for she naturally makes more
OF study OF herself than the average
type.
BLUE, white or nile green is charm.
ing for evening costumes and brown or
black for daytime. Gray also is becom-
ing, as 1T is to most women, except
those with olive skins, who should wear
tan in its place.
"A brown haired woman with a good
complexion can wear almost anything,
| but can think of no better illustration
Ir,f g..
painting of The Parsons Daughter
which represents the figure of a girl
with golden brown hair, brown eyes
and mellow, pink and white skin attired
| in simple gown of brown the color of
her hair and eyes, a creamy kerchief
pinned across her breast, the whole pic
\ ture being a symphony in brown-va-
| riations of one color, like a solo on q
violin-and the monotony relieved by a
! green bow in the girls hair.
| Most blonds look well in cold colors
-blues. lilacs and pinks. Both black
and green tend to whiten the complex
ion, and yellow will render it more
highly colored. There" indicating a
large painting. ''is my idea of a blond
costume"
The girl in the painting, who was
tall, graceful blond with almost faxen
hair. was robed in a simple gown of
| Uiue trimmed mere ana t0er6 with
touch of pastel pink, while a 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
careful not to have the bottom OF her
skirt too broad for her hips. If she Is
very long WASTED, she may cut OFF the
! length of line by wearing a belt of an
other color from her bodice.
/ ''Black naturally will make slight
woman appear still thinner, while on
the same principle a stout woman ap-
parently increases her size by wearing
light colors, white especially.
Il believe that an auburn haired wo-
mans best color is brown, while wo-
men with olive skins can wear tine
most beautiful colors-warm reds and
colds. Black velvet is becoming to al
most every one. but dislike seeing it
on any but those of maturer years. It
is too somber for youth.
do you know, I think there is a
/ most pleasing effect in discord? OF