The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
COLORS TO HEIGHTEN
NATURAL BEAUTIES
the Most Suitable for Women
with SaIlOvy Skin.

Many women spend fabulous sums in
face lotions, powder. and perfumes. and
all the thousand and one aids 70 beauty,
known 20 connoisseurs IN beauty culture.
Having acquired a fair complexion and
glossy hair by careful treatment. or hav-
ing been favored with a pretty skin by
nature. they do not seem TO realize how
70 show of the Jeauty OF contour, tex
ture. and colorinC by a proper setting
namely. by becoming dress
Just as a beautiful picture should be ex-
hibited in a fitting frame against a proper
background, a smooth. clear-toned CON-
plexion should also be set of by coIors
suited TO its shading Pretty hair should
be dressed to display its glory TO the full
est extent and be topped by a becoming
hat
Good dressing IS by no means hashy
dressing. Fine hair is not improved by a
hat so striking as to attract the attention
from the locks beneath. AS for wells.
alas a volume might be devoted to the
unsightly shadings thrown upon both skin
and hair by unbecoming meshes and dots
that seem determined to fall directly
across the vision.
Indeed volumes have been written by
physicians and oculists against the spot
ted veil without avail. As long as fash
ion demands II, so long will lovely woman
sacrifice her eyesight to be smart
But II she must wear spots. let her ar
range the spots so as TO not make her
observers feel uncomfortable. Have you
never felt like asking the wearer of a
spotted veil whether you cannot help her
TO adjust it so as not TO make her look
sidewise in an effort to see her nose?
There Il no doubt that the hat makes
the costume. There is also no doubt that
the veil makes or mars the complexion
from beauty standpoint.
Every woman should have her COM
plexion so faultless that she need not
wear a veil to hide the blemishes II she
bears this in mind the veil is relegated
10 its proper sphere. as a slight guard
against dust and wind, a preserver OF
the colffure and a finish 10 the hat.
These are the important functions OF
the veil, to which must be added the
esthetic function of bringing out the
beauties Of the complexion.
Between displaying the beauties Of the
complexion and hiding its defects, there
Is a most important distinction But II
must be confessed that 1t is more often
worn to hide defects than TO show off the
good points.
AS a matter Of fact, the veil. unless
most carefully chosen, is apt to display
blemishes. much more than TO hide them.
Sometimes, when too constantly worn
and insufficiently cleaned, the veil rough
ems the skin and clogs the pores.
The woman with sallow skin or one
with an eruption under the cuticle must
avoid a blue mesh veil IL she does not
want attention called to her misfortune
Red. too. she must eschew unless she
has brilliant color. She can wear brown
or white and black. but never green OF
blue
Fair hair and pink and white skin can
be covered with black, blue. or brown
and sometimes green, but rarely the lat
ter shade unless the checks are very
rosy.
1t is the brunette with brilliant COM
plexion who looks best in the face veil
Of any color, and II is the only one who
can attempt TO wear red. green. or black
with colored dots TO advantage.