The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-12-11
FASHION AND FLOWERS.
What a Woman Can Learn In Dress
from the Blossoms.

nat can Il woman learn IN
dress from the flowers? Can the
lilies of the field teach her the
principles of beauty in color, line
and form that she may be arraycd
as they?
The woman who plans her own
gowns and has the artistic sense
says the London Express, will find
abundant suggestion in the colors,
shades and harmonious blendings
Of the flowers. OF course, in some
Of the freak blossoms into which
florists nowadays delight to dis
tort nature, combinations of col.
or may he found us inbarmonious
as II IL possible TO imagine. Dis
erection, too, Is cmineDtly neccs
sary. Nature throws masses OF
color together promiscuously and
then blends and softens them by
various effects of the atmosphere.
Many a flower looks beautiful nod
ding in its native haunt surround.
ed by masses Of foliage, which, IL
taken In the hand and examined by
itself, would be found most crude
In coloring. Much of the success
Of such a plan would depend upon
n woman's ability to produce the
whole effect of any flower in her
gown. The unframed eye looking
at the rose will see pink. The eye
Of the artist looking at the same
Hover will see u variety Of colors
-grays and puppies. whites and
pinks. These are the colors. not
just plain pink, with which he
must produce the rose upon his
canvas. There are. however,
never more than two positive col
ors In any flower. This teaches n
valuable lesson, II woman should
never have more than two posi-.
tive colOrs In her costumes. There
IL something also in the idea that
large women would do well to copy
their costumes from the larger
llowers. Such nowers-the tulip,
poppy, etc.-arc generally xarie.
gated. \ big mass of a single
color liz never bcautiful-pature
avoids IL.
II would be- impossible TO lay
down laws for flowers whose col.
ors would be- becoming TO the bru.
ncttc or blonde. So much de-.
ponds, not on u light or dark com.
plcxion. but on what might be-
called the quality Of the flesh.
Each woman must he judged indi.
yidually.
The brunette should avoid IN.
cold tints Of the wild flower. In
II face full Of warmth there is n
great deal of color. Cold shades
draw this into prominence, and
are apt 70 make the wcarcr look
snllow. \ brunette should wear
pronounced colors. She might USE
the deep shades of the violet; but
she would never look well i'm the
light purple of the lilac. Wild
flowers, 0n the other hand, would
he safe guides for the blonde.
Nothing, however, il becoming 10
the blonde without color in her
face. \ blonde could well combine
any OF the many delicate hucs
found In the French poppics or the
orchids. The shade of the flower
always combines nicely withtheex
act tint of the green of its leaves
The carnation, for instance, blends
beautifully with the pale silver.
green in which nature has set II.
Also the violet looks best with the
deep green of it's foliage. The
heart of almost every flower il
touched with gold, and gold il
something which may BE- worn
to advantage with any costume.
The rose is n flower that can be-
safely copied by any woman. 1t is
a Hover that looks well in all sorts
OF surroundings.
One other hint nature gives to
women, ana that is, no matter how
rich or brilliant in coloring n flow.
er may be, ii liz always grace and
simplicity itself in form and out,