Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-09-27
GALAXY OF NEW T|NTs
ON 1920 SPRING CARDS
Association Announces the Largest
Assortment Ever Offered
to Buyers.
BOTH BEAUTY AND BRILLIANCY
Total OF Scvcnty-kight Shades Shown,
OF Which SiXty-SiN Are i'll Silk
and Twelve Others in Worstcd
Fabrics.

Seldom even in pre-war days have
colors promised more variety. artistic
beauty and brilliancy than for tho
season Of 1920.
tina, fashion will have galaxy OF
colors TO choose from is proclaimed oy
the 1920 spring season color card jus,
ISSUED by the Textile Color card Asso-
citation and now ready for distribution
10 the trade"
This is the largest and by far the
most artistic season card the associa-
ton has yet issued: S"Wanty-cicht
co,ors arc shown. sixty-six in silk and
twelve in worStcd fabrics. \ novel tea
ture is Introduced by ten Of tho silk
colors under separate grouping hcin:
woven in chanGcahlc or glacc effects
suggesting color combinations in light
and dark tones The silk colors. cNclu-
thirteen distinct color families; the ma
Jority of which cover ranges Of five
10 SIN shades each. instead of the usual
ihrc" shades TO each family. This ar
rang"ment offers great variety Of
shades to choose from and is AN asset to
the structure OF tn" card.
Pinks abound in profuSion ana are
tn. first coiors shown They rang.
from the most delicate tints-impIied
by their names-Zephr dawn ana
called rosebud. arhutus and sweet briar
Three true Venetian blues OF the tur-
quoisa tyge follow. called Lagoon.
lavcnders-mornin glory. crocus and
thistle. the last quite deep in tone.
ScintiIintinS Green's.
Five scintillatinS greens OF BLUSH
cast range from a light water green
named Naiad through gradually deep
Scarab. ending with a deep brilliant
shade called mint. Among the high
colors only two standards and one past
coral and the wcll-known shade Ber-
muda. Three new yellows of slightly
Ercenish tint are cockatoo. quite pale
in tone. and sulphur and cetrinc Of
greater depth.
The toilet tones are well represented
in hyacinth. fox glove and Hcarts"ase,
the last a deep rich purple. Flaming
brillianCy acccntuates the red family
Only three shades are included hut
each distinctly individual. Fircty, tn..
liGhtcst is an unusual shade Of pro-
nounccd orange tone. possessing soft.
p!iahl" qualities which speaks We'll for
it's future.
Tn Practical element o. color Is
dominana in she neutral and dari;
shaue e; crowns and blues sharing
family portrays The FURNISHED yellow
tone suggestive OF aboriginal tcnden-
..es when their names apply imply,
tail ~ a dark brown ,ess yellow in
tcnr. ranging a t-if,c lighter than the
Standard seal brown. which again APP
with light sand shade. called pebble
ana runs on down through the light
oelSe tones moin and pecan, into the
grouse. eagle and moose
standard Navy Riu-.
Three standard navy blues form a
group with brilliant shade called
MILDLY and ono Of dark tone named
ensign. y range OF except ionally good
blues OF the Delft and tapestry per
Suastons appear under separate class
ittcations. Starting with rather
faint blue, called aquamarine. and fol
lowed by twilight. Of deeper. clearer
tone. one fndS shades in this group
covering all tho varied tones OF blue
aero. hydro. radio and orion favored
by fashion. Five Srays are shown.
rang ne from 4 delicate tone called
"oodasii 10 the medium soft shades.
clnder and zinc, down 10 the darkc,
shades. pelican and srebe.
the colors chosen and arranged for
He WOODEN trade include two medium
browns called bison and date. Two
blues. Canton and musketcer: a sand
shade called dune and sponge darkcy,
and more yellow in cast Two green's
Of decided Blush tone are bluegrass
.nd teal duck. a color previously pro
duced in the silk category There
are two grayS, the lighter named
crane. will also DC recalled as a sill;
coior. while the darker, called dove.
makes It's hrst appearance. one
deep rose shade. called canyon, ana
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