The evening world., 1918-07-25

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WIN best serve TO frame the picture
that Is you-an American woman
with an honest and justiaable long
Ing TO appear at her best7
In choosing your gowns II Is not
always safe 10 pick out the color that
o like, for that color may not like
YOU But every color problem is
most accurately and completely
solved for VOC In a new and inter.
esting book for every woman's dress
Ing table, The Secrets Of Distinctive
Dress" written by Mary Brooks
Picken for the Woman's Institute of
Domestic Arts and Sciences. Inc.
Scranton. Pa, and published by the
International Educational Publishing
Company.
'Color," says Miss Picken, sis and
should be made to express person.
atty. III you select the right colors
for your dress, ever ybody concerned
derives satisfaction from your lntelli-
gent choice. One OF the natural and
God given duties OF woman is 70
harm and please, and color rightly
used IL a wonderful factor IN accom-
plishing this end. Color should charm
and delight the observer and ut in
most tremendously with surround
ings: II should be an expression OF
one's best thoughts.
In selecting color for yourself. you
must always make SUR OF whether or
not II suits your individuality. DO
not rush h~eadiong after the newest
color on the counter simply because
II In new. although in this respect I
feel safe in saying that n sufficient
number OF colors are brought out zach
season TO suit all types and TO meet
ell demands.
personal coiorng depends on
health and happiness. as well as on
sickness and sadness. 30 that a shade
or a tint that IN becoming TO you at
one time may be found very trying
az another. Besides you should take
into consideration the color and tex
lure OF your skin and the color OF
your eyes and hair. Particularly
should you follow this advice II Ma
ture is beginning to dim tho color and
~br1liancy OF you eyes and to turn the
natural color Of your hair TO gray or
white.
brilliant, hard. cold colors. or what
might be httingly termed unrelenting
or o retiring %colorSA should be
avoided once a woman Is past her
first youth; in fact not every young
woman or young girl can AFFORD "a
wear such tones. For instance, pure
blue. red or yellow. grass green, the
popular golf red, and similar colors
that are launched forth nearly every
season ak being the latest thing are
so strong that they rob the wearei
OF all the natural color Of skin. hair
and eyes, making even a young, Wig.
orous girl appear devoid OF ANNA,
ton and charm.
'-rhe use Of such colors even a
trimming 10 a mistake commonl!
made by women lacking in tn,
natural color Of skin. hair. and eyes
such women unquestionably believ
ing that because OF their own lack 0
color It Is the correct thing to do.
"You will do well to note tina
gray eyes reflect blue or green AM
sometimes brown tints, and that tn
right shade OF blue will Increase IN
color and b~r.llancy| Of blue eyes"
Even in such accessories as veil,
parasols and coat Innings the autho
of Secrets Of Distinctive Dress
points out hat color may make Q
mar the general appearance.
"Blue face wells" she instance.
give the effect OF having clarified IA
skin and heightened the color. an
are for this roasOn a pleasing acces
sorry TO many women's toilets, Ven
Of white. however, should be avolde
except by the very youthful and thos
having a clear. highly colored com
plexion.