The Washington herald., 1913-11-16
BLONDS.

Blonds may be divided into several
classes, of which the genuine blond is
1 the easiest to dress successfully. She is
/ known by her fair skin, a faint pink tint
upon the cheeks, ripe lips inclining to
| scarlet and hair that may vary in shade
| from pale gold to golden brown Her
eyes may be blue, blue-gray, greenish-
gray, and sometimes violet This type
! seldom POSSESSES pure gray eyes,
although brown eyes are by no means
unusual.
The coIors that will suit a genuine
blond are all shadee of blue, including
blue-gray, turquoise. and peacock; pearl
gray, dove and warm grays (steel is
cold), pale and dark greens, very pale
pink, cherry color. crimson, mauve, wis
taria, taupe, lemon. yellow. heliotrope,
lavender, milky whites, and very dark
brown; also black and white.
When there is a slight tinge OF green
in the eyes true baby and sky blues
should be avoided. because they impart
a nondescript hue to the eyes which is
neither blue nor green. The object is
to intensity the color OF the eyes, not to
destroy 1t. Turquoise will be becoming
because there is a touch OF green in 1t.
The blond of more vivid coloring must
be careful in her choice Of colors; other
wise she is apt to appear overdressed or,
perhaps, ordinary looking, and not in
frequently loud. when by judicious Dress
The hair viii be aggressively golden. the
lips scarlet. and the flush on the cheeks
so bright as to suggest rouge.
As rule, this type of woman is most
attractive dressed wholly in black, but
the material selected must be in a dull,
soft Jet black. Blue black will be harsh
White. too. will be very suitable, but II
a color is added II should be in the softest
shades only. Faded blues, green's and
all pastel shades will be admirable. Hello
tropes and lavenders can be worn; also
pink so faint in tone as to be almost
white, while a light shade of bun will |
be happier choice than pure yellow, es- |
peciaily IL the hair is inclined to be a |
bright shade yof gold. Straw-color hair |
and sunny yellow make a charming COM
bination. but the colder tones oA yellow |
form better contrast when the hair is |
more deeply golden.
Coming now to the red-haired blond, |
this type represents two classes-the !
blond of the clear. coloriess skin. nos |
pale exactly but of a healthy ivory tint, |
usually accompanied by dark eyes, scar
let lips and hair more auburn than red,
although often it will be as light as that
of the blue-eyed blond. It only seems
TO be darker because the redneSs Is not |
brought out by the contrast with the blue
eyes. The red-haired blond makes a
great mistake when she wears pale blue.
She can only wear light blues successfully
when they are Of the cadet. COPENHAGEN,
and Alice tints. These shades have a
good deal q gray in them. tonIng down
the blue.
AS green and the lavender shades
have tendency to increase the palior
of the skin, 1t is obvious that these coll
ors should be avoided by the pale. coll
orless, auburn-haired blond She will,
however, be lovely in pearl and dove
grays, maize, sunset yellow, and april l
cot color. Cream or ivory will be more.
becoming 10 her than pure white. be-
cause warmer, and black, having a
shiny surface. will be better than
dull. black material.
Browns should be chosen with dis
cretton. In my opinion. yellowish
browns are the worst possible choice
A light golden brown will kill every
trace Of reddish gold in the hair and
absolutely tighten the eyebrows and !