Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-04
MATCH YOUR EYES.
Select Costumes That Will Harmonize
in Color.

IN COl0f.
Selecting colors that are becoming is not
only an art but a mystery that many wom-
en- fail ever to solve successfully. Yet
there are certain well fixed rules that may
be borne in mind when choosing q new
frock or that will entirely preclude its be-
ing unbecoming. II the truth were known
these combinations are sometimes under
stood, but a woman will wear her favorite
color regardless of the fact that 1t fails to
woman who spends quite a good deal Of
money upon her frocks insists upon going
in for the of shades. She affects saffron
and mustard yellows, flame" reds and
These are all right for her whose skin 10
clear, but this particular woman IL not
strong and her skin Is constantly blotchy
and afflicted with tiny scaly red places.
that would subordinate her complexion;
those that she chooses throw into promi-
hence all the sallowness. making her home
ly. when, did she choose her eolors proper
ly, she might pass as being pretty, SO ef-
fective is her carriage and good her figure.
Wood browns are the thing for her and
dark greens. not brown greens. Dark blues
would be all right, and for evening fairly
dark light blues relieved with soft white.
such as lace or chiffon, white and rose
pinks. Pinks lighter than rose are too try
ing.
One of the safest rules to go by is to
match the color of the eyes. woman
who does this may rest assured that she Is
looking her best In regard to color scheme
As in everything there Is an exception, and
1t should be borne in mind that while light
blue Is pre-eminently the color for one with
eyes of the same shade, she should eschew
complexion is really bad Light blue is Pc
Guitar in that though classed among the
trying shades, 1t il boon to the sallow
woman. worn near the face being whiten-
ing in effect On the other hand 1t has
the quality of accentuating facial blemishes
or color that is "beefy." Fortunately this
last Is rare.
affected by women with light blue eyes. al
ways providing their skin is clear. Pink,
Of course, is good, but green Is better, as
It emphasizes the color Of the eyes, Mauve
Is not for the blue eyed unless the skin Is
absolutely clear, then II Ii desirable.
There is scarcely any color or shade that
Is not good for day wear by a woman with
blue eyes. Her hair is almost certainly a
yellowish shade, or black, and anything
suits these two.
Brown-haired women have a wide range
of colds. always providing their skin is
clear but the gamut OF browns Is precise
~ suited to them. This IL particularly nice
In a way when all browns are SO fashion
able. and the shades are unlimited. These
evening tans, cafe au lait, creams and yell
lows. II the eyes have hazel CLINT. a wom-
an will do well to go into the grays. not
the cold steel varieties but SOFT doves. pink
The exception in this class come for the
muddy skins, In those cases tans and cafe
au Iaits ana grays should be strictly |
avoided. for they win accentuate all the |
thickness of the complexion
MiddIe-aged and white-haired women |
should wear white more than they do. Cen
orally speaking, women who have passed
the meridian Of life have fairly good or
even excellent skins. and nothing makes
them look 20 dainty and attractive a.
white. Indoors In the morning white linen
and muslin blouses arc most becoming
and certainly not expensive. The collar
should be whits, and . white tie v prettisr