Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10

- tu.iiilliild y 10 begin by learning TO
obey. Sir Edwin Arnold in London
Standard.
Coloring in Fashion.
While accessory roloringS were nevoT
richer or more varied, Dame Fashion
commends quite sober tones for tbs.
brickwork Of costume; and this is as II
should he. for il is the sober fabri.. tbat
gives tue pretty vitaiizing note 0f az
ce>>orN color ats chance. | have lust seen
4 bundle of winter coloringS. principal
and accessory. and am charmed with thc
WnlmS / flnd there This bundle datcS
from 4 Most artistic firm, and. taking
hrSt the quleter cOlorihgS Chat one would
advise for what | call the brickwork of
Il co>tume', one Is fascinated with, for
instance, a hulrush brown-such a CHARM
ing greenish brown. that incline> TO green
just a. snuff brown incliues to red.
And then there is a shade called muSh-
r0um-SUch possible tone for mauVes
or vivid nnkS or turquoise rs accessories
ii fascinating. sober and unusual tone.
And then. near akin. there is moleSkin
color. Il term born of the mania for mole
skin coats, which, having by no means
died cut. will result in mOlesEin colorei
cloths OF many kinds to provide skirts to
match the coats.
Ii Is quite recognized now that n fur
coat and the skirt worn Herewith should
fall into line with each other. lust as
do the coat and skirt OF the tailor cos
tune. Among these cloths | find a
brown absolutely Identifying itself with
Sealalin. and another perfect for mink.
ana grayS Of many shades, suggesting
squirrel and chinchilla and astrakhan.
and that dark gray which may he called
elephant bido, or London smoke. or dark
Stonc~-w whichever name you please
which is particularly pleasing. and has
to be treated quite differently from the
pale. cold tones of gray.
Pale gVayS always ask for Il light and
delicate handling, with laces and Access
sorry tones pale and cool also: bur this
dark stone gray has Il stronger digestion
and loves Il vivid accessory hat, tor
instance. masSed with vivid pinks or
with shaded mauves or Shaded ycllowS
or the brightest turquoise blue; and il
Is tn" affinity Cor the vitaiizing accessory
tc2es that should make this new dark
gray Il great favorite this coming winter
In planning Il winter costume with an
eye to ones whole effect from top TO
toe. one meditateS whether to have a
hat carrying out the main color OF Il cos
tune. or that of the accessory in the en-
hroldericS, or the blouse worn Herewith
1t IS not Il question of good or bad taste,
but OF cXpedipncy and HE becoming
Some faces look better with the whole
surrounding OF one color. while others
are improved by the breaking in of
bright, contrasting notes in the hat, etc
And then the color itself enters into
the question in another way. In dark
gray or brown, for instance. whole
framework can be very becoming. but
in dark blue or black or purple or green
the result might not be quite "a happy.
Such matters are, however, best settled
by actual experiment and the aid of the
ever-fathful mirror and a second opin-
ion. There are charms in both schemes
of arrangement. only it must be rempm-
bered that with an all-one-color scheme
there should be play Of textures and
surface. Westminster Gazette