The Washington herald., 1914-02-08
BY ELIZABETH LEE.
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Fortunately the women of today hAve
begun to realize the beauty Of gray
hair. and very seldom, indeed. In any
| thing so inartistic as dyeing the hair
resorted to. OF course, no sensible
woman believes seriously In the ridicu-
lous reports from Paris that women are
| dyeing their hair to match their gowns
| or their furs. / suppose there always
| will be certain class that will claim
notoriety at any price. but these con-
stitute a very small majority. Only the
possessor who knows no better will sacri-
| fee her lovely gray hair to the hair
dresser's art
+, As matter OF fact-and the sooner
gray-haired women believe II the better.
because IL will make them happier-na-
! ture makes no mistakes and when the
delicate pink or the ivory tone OF the skin
begins to change to a deeper tint or a
touch Of sallowness. then she steps In
and touches the hair that meets II by
softening the line between head and
face. giving very much the same service
as soft. creamy. white lace does when
| added to the throat or about the wrists.
White, Clear skin.
White Hghtens and clears the skin by
reflection. and though every woman may
not know why she wears white about
the neck. she does know that the addi-
ton Is a decided Improvement to her ap-
pearance, and without any further
thought she invariably makes use of
white there. There are very few skins
so perfect that a relief OF white can be
dispensed with.
Eyes, too. especially dark eyes. will
suffer when the hair Is dyed. They will
be perfectly lifeless and dull looking.
while IL the hair IL allowed to remain
in its natural condition. the eyes will.
by contrast. seem to take on a deeper
tone. and not unseldom seem actually
bright and sparkling under the soft gray
locks In fact, many a woman who has
been plain in her youth. will often be
transformed into a really handsome per
son as her hair turns white. We see
proofs of this every day.
As with the blond and the brunette
there are also variations of the gray
haired type There is the iron gray.
the grayish-yellow hair. and the hair
having the very slightest tint of gray
in 1t. Lastly. there is the most striking
class OF all-the prematurely gray
haired woman.
Iron-gr.y Hair.
In treating the varied types the COM
plexion has to be considered as well as
the tones Of the hair. As a rule. the
woman possessing iron-gray locks has
been a genuine brunette in her youth,
Of a fairly robust type. and good, healthy
coioring. But now the dainty pink
cheeks have darkened to a dull red and
the skin is more like old ivory than
cream. Consequently this class requires
most careful dressing to save IT from a
certain coarseness, which will be evil
dent unless just the right coIors are
chosen. When this is done, the type
OF iron-gray women is. as a rule, a very
attractive one in middle age.
When the wearer is stout and also nom
gray. there is nothing better for her
than a dull black. relieved with white
Gray should be avoided by this type.
like the plague. The shade Of the gown
will seldom harmonic with the tint of
the hair. Neither will IL be sufficiently
strong to contrast well. Consequently.
one shade will kill the other. Then.
again. gray makes the wearer look stout
er than she really is Iavenders and
pale mauves should also be avoided.
Very dark purple. plum and the wis
TARA tones, also green. though in the
list OF the colors becoming to a blond.
are more often than not becoming to the
nongray brunette. provided she possesses
a good color in cheeks and lips.
Navy and dull cadet blues will be very
kind. Old rose is one of the best colors
in the lighter shades that can be chosen.
but. of course. genuine pale rose pinks
and fresh baby blues must be avoided
that is, as whole gowns. These colors
worn as trimmings or accessories to a
dark gown will be quite correct.
Devoted to Brown.
Many women of middle age in the gray
haired class arc devoted to brown. but
this is really one OF their worst colors.
There is a warm shade of chestnut that
some can wear, while rich golden brown
will sometimes he becoming in velvets,
furs or similar rich materials.
The dull, dead, cold browns as seen in
serges are fatal to this type. Very dark
red is a safe color. and for evening wear
there are the yellows. from amber to
pale orange. all becoming to the IRON