Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-21
CoIored Dress Goods.

While it must be admitted that the
women of today show more individuality
in the selection of their clothing, prefer
ring to choose only those colors and
styles that will be becoming to them rather
than simply because they are fashionable,
still every woman is happy when she
finds the designers have catered to her
particular type of figure when introducing
new styles, or that the new she des har-
monize with or enhance her own natural
coloring.
Fortunately, the choice of becoming col
Ors is very much larger now than it was
even a very few years ago, for the dyer
art has well nigh reached perfection.
Instead of the half dozen or so crude
colors that made up the entire list in
our grandmothers time we have at least
that number of shades in the same color,
while delicate pastel tones have been pro-
duced in such variety of dainty shades
that it would seem it must be woman
own fault if she does not choose wisely.
In the new colors for the coming fall
green, brown, blue and purple-are to be
found twenty-five different shades, so that
every woman can find one that will suit
her. Blue is a generally becoming color,
but as the new blue is rather cold in tone
a little extra care should be given to Sc
lecting the shade. There is pale tone
of the kings blue. as the new color is
known. that will be very becoming to
the roseate blonde, but in which the color
less blonde would sink to nonentity.
Brunettes usually wear blue with sue
cess, but they should use the utmost
caution in choosing the new color. The
brunette of brilliant coloring will have
every chance of success, because the cool
shade of blue will have a tendency to
tone down her own opuent tints, but
the sallow or the pale brunette should
choose only the deeper shades, those
showing little warmth, if the best re-
suits are to be obtained.
The new colors on the whole are all go
ing to be little trying unless to the
| woman with the exceptional complexion
The greens are on the olive tones-the
yellowish greens: not the rich deep olive
shades that many women can wear SO
well. One tone in particular resembles
mustard In which little green has got
mixed up-just the tone that will be fatal
to the sa!,ow woman.
There is a bronze green that is rather
pleasing, but this seems to come in only
one shade. 1t is particularly good in the
rough suitings that will be made UP into
tsiiormade suits this fall. Then there
Is Very deep shade Of emerald green
that will be worn good deal. the color
was positively crude and would be quite
as unkind to the wearer as the olive tints,
to my thinking. ! saw satin built into
an evening gown OF this bright green. 1t
quisette.
The browns, too are far from pretty.
The newest is a dead leaf brown. Or per-
haps the word dying would better de-
scribe the tone. for while the brown Is
Of the withered leaf a dash of yellow
seems to suggest spark OF life still. |
A boucle goods In this tone showing the
little raised nub In a darker tint was
more attractive than the one plain color. |
Wood browns are however, on the whole |
apt to look rather ifeless.
The last new. color, violet, will be as
trying as those mentioned before. per-
haps more SO, for 1t is the nhcompromis- |
ing real shade dashed with neither wis
taria nor catawba, but just violet, exactly
the shade old ladies wore in their caps
|1ong ago. In fact, these headdresses are
brought to mind tie instant one sees the
new color for the first time:
This shade of violet will be fatal to the
brunette. If she has color in cheeks and
lips and hair black or brown she will
look common in violet, while If she Is
pale or sallow this will be increased by !
the close proximity of the new shade
There are some blondes who will be
able to wear 1t, but I think the type
known as the between COLOR will prove
the greatest success in violet. This type
possesses clear skin usually with a
faint flush on the cheeks and hair neither.
light nor dark. The eyes may be blue
blue-gray OF brown.
ELIZABETH LEE.