Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-11

kssTS17tJ was dressed in black when she was car
kE$zk8NI ried off. White suits the dark; 1t add
ed to thy charms, Andromeda, when
clothed in white thou didst traverse the
Isle Of Seriphes."
The poet is right; IL black gives fairness to a
brunette by contrast, white produces the same
effect by throwing out light which irradlstes
all that comes within it's range.
Light gray, which is only a softened white.
produces a similar effect, provided it has lus-
trous surface and throws out reflections.
According to general opinion, yellow and red
suit brunettes and blue suits blondes. Ordinarily
speaking this is true, but it is subject to numer-
GUS exceptions, both of brunettes and blondes,
and it is precisely the art that now occupies our
attention, which deals with delicate admixtures
and shades Of color.
Knowing the law of the simultaneous contrast
and optical blending of coors the effect OF white
and black in a show of coors, the property that
red possesses of surrounding itself with halo OF
green, yellow with halo of violet, and blue with
halo of orange, and vice versa that is to say,
the property of each color Of projecting its COM
Elementary color on the surrounding space, know
ing these laws, the artist may at his pleasure
strengthen or soften, bring into prominence or
subdue the natural coloring of the person he
wishes to adorn by the introduction OF forel9n
coors into his decoration.
A delicate brunette with slightly jaded features
or brunette whose skin is comparatively falr
and eyes of veIvety black, must make no use OF
striking and decided colors.
On the contrary. she should use soft colors, es-
peciay pale blue, because that is the shade which
approaches nearest white without having its raw
ness She thus succeeds in lending fairness to
the one and in subduing in the other her slight
pallor and the evanescent change in her features
by assocating with them the faintest possible
colors
If the hair Of blonde be golden or red, it ought
without doubt to be accompanied by It's compile
mentary color, dark violet velvet hat, tuft of
volets in the hair, deep lilac frock Will go
with it marveousy well.
There is another color which suits all shades OF
red hair-green of a medium intensity. If the
complexion of blonde be delicate and fresh, an
orange turkey, or ruby red will set off the fresh
ness and delicacy, partly by similarity, partly by
contrast.
So that red is not exclusively the range of bru-
nettes, '1e fard des brunes" as the French phrase
puts it, 1t can play part in the dress of fair
beauties The same may be said of yellow, which
is bewitching on some blondes. But in this case,
the yellow ought to match in hue the lightest
shade of yellow in the hair; and it must be
frightened by color that contrasts we'll with it.
The women with chestnut or ash colored hair
with corresponding compilations; the women who,
so to speak, are placed in the half shades OF
color, NAV wear either what suits brunettes or
blondes, provided the tones Of their dress and
ornaments be subdued in proportion to the degree
of warmth in their complexion.
Pure yellow or deep red suits chestnut hair
even if dark; but half tints, such pale yellow,
maize, deep yellow, turquoise blue, and hazy
blue harmonic well with the neutral character
of these natural colors.
Light chestnut admits of the colors suitable to
fair hair, but with little less decidedness in the
tint. As to those who have ash colored hair and
skin in keeping with it, eyes blue the sea
sea green their delicate and extreme softness
calls for half warm tints. with suggestions of
neutral gray slashings of pale blue.
Black velvet gives them fairness without de.
tracing from the distinction and delicacy which
are the characteristics of their complexion, and
pearls form in their ornaments happy conso-
nance, provided their cold color is relieved by
one that is decided, tastefully used and concen-
trated within small space. such as polished but
uncut garnet, ruby, a trinket of gold