The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-14
Make the Most of Yourself
For the stout Woman.

to bright colors and pretty frocks. and
I want to show her how she may crafty
her taste and also dress becomingfy.
When she knows how, IL VIII be her
own fault II she Is not perfectly happy
and entirely at her ease. consequently
looking her very best.
The three main points to be considered
by the stout woman. be she young or old.
middle-aged. or elderly, are first, coiors
then design. and, lastly, material.
Coiors are divided into two classes
namely, large" and retiring" Il II
generally believed, 1 know, that all light
colors are large-that Is, they have q
tendency to make the wearer look larger
than she really is-while all dark or re-
firing colors will apparently decrease the
size OF the wearer. This Is only partly
true.
For instance, a golden brown Is q dark
color, but 1t will make the wearer ap-
pear larger than she is. while white. the
lightest Of tones, will not. 1t is only
fair to say, however. that some authori-
ties differ from me in regard to the latter
assertion. But / have proved my point
both by photographs and IN the nesn-
To be complete success, however, the
toilet must be entirely white from hat
to shoes. I know so many stout women
who would wear white from preference,
this popular fallacious opinion. I have
in mind a woman who faithfully believed
she could never wear white, though she
loved II, and was only convinced to the
contrary after being photographed IN q
white gown. She was most agreeaoly
surprised, for she had expected to look
like an elephant" she said. but instead
she seemed to be actually reasonable.
figure. White IL only unbecoming TO
stout women when it Is cut up by con-
trasting trimming or accessories. For
instance a colored belt should not be
worn, or even a neck ribbon Of color (no
objection to black, no mRtter how
dainty A relief may be given by wear
ing an inconspicuous ornament at the
perhaps gold bracelet
And now. as to the list Of colors the
stout woman can wear, should include
white, cream, black, dark green. very
dark red, dark plum, dark old rose, duh
wistaria, deep sapphire and cadet blues,
very dark seal brown, and navy blue as
colors for entire gowns, the lighter dam
tier tones being reserved for trimming or
small accessories. Such colors. how
ever, as pale pink. pale green. mauve, or
| baby blue, as a whole costume, viii be
| fatal even IL worn by a debutante, be she
stout As have said before, white Is
| the only light tone-this includes the
ivory and cream tints-that should be
attempted when an entire gown Is in
question.
Having disposed of the becoming coll
ors, we will take those classed as try
ing" Now gray Is one Of the largest
| colors known, yet. strangely enough, IL
Is also known as the favorite color OF
i the stout middle-aged mAtron- It really
/ Is about her worst choice. though the
/ fawn,- ecru. champagne. and natural
i coIors are about as bad. In fact, In soma
cases worse. For instance, when tha
i complexion is inclined to be sallow or
muddy, certain tones of gray VIII help
TO clear the skin while the neutral tfnts
| Of fawn and ecru viii only serve to In
crease the sallowness.
All fawns, pale tans, linen shades,
| ecrus, and champagne tints must b
strictly avoided in any case, and OF
course gray, too, II the wearer would not
look unduly large.
For evening wear black Is far and away
the best choice for the stout woman,
| whether she be fair o. dark, saIlow
\ skinned, or with a pink and white COM
plexion Most stuot women have pretty
necks, and IL the top Of the gown Is out
lined with something white, or even a
dainty color, 1t Is safe to say the gown
will surely be becoming.
CMrs Lee will answer personally any
letter requesting her advice on How to-
Make the Most Of Yourself IL a stamped
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