El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-20
REVIVAL OF COLOR IN CLOTHES IS
WORTH SOMETHING TO THE WORLD

Y THERE IS one subject man is supposed to have
valid opinions on 1t i wOmens clothes. Women bthely
that they selecr tasteful fngs for to
ear but they don't laugh they smile, and they don't
smile they suppress 1t only to save hurt feelings when the
Offers something for inspection which he thinks might
90 vel somebody else.
Yet men really do have very Definite opinions on
Womsns clothes-uot in any detail but IN the broad
notions that AFFECT his sight whether his mind is interested
This is an appeal for bright eoIors Bright harmonious
eolors.
The tendency since the for to wear bright
oors peasss the men, whether they take the trouble to
say so or not If it be true that Woens styles made
for and not for men, Ii is to be hoped that this
liking for bright coors is also well fixed IN feminine TASTE
for indeed II Is something the world needs to retain
Maybe Il s due to reaction after the drab Of wartime
Whatever the psychology motive Of it. the bright flash
Of color in the streets and gathering places is Of the
happest little details Of life. Where women meet these
days, especially in evening dress, there IS mighty pretty
color sketch quite different from the days not so long ago
when everything color OF the other and both get
ting Just a little tiresome
This tendency to bright colors in clothes be If said
strictly American Other countries II they used TO for
color have dropped it. Nobody wears Roman scarfs N
Rome. Nobody Spain wears cOlors Of any kind Italy
devoid Of variety originality Most Of the countries
black gray, black and white. France has little
duh blue but nothing striking. One may travel
end Of Europe to the other and from side to
the other and BEE little m the clothing Of men OF women
that might not have been bought South Fl Paso street
by the crate.
But American women and girls have meIcfully revived
the old time love and Of cheerful coong in clothes
and thereby have conferred huge benefits somewhat
drsb and discontinued world
They need 90 further than nature for their inspa
ton Nature Is TuA OF brilliant eoorno other place more
than ON own southwest Trees, flowers birds rocks
skies mountains all fu Of gorgeous COLOR and always
harmonious matter how intense the coloring may BE-
Some solors and shades fight, but not IN nature.
There Is science Of color-psychology that Is worth
looking into Men have harmonzed music with color Color
nay be expressed in figures in sound Color eztss and
sways thought emotion and passion Color drives people
and makes them vel again. Color aids religion
plays the devils game. Color distracts from their
work gives them calm and concentration Color may be
moral OF immoral Color may make sales OF break up
trade. Color nay make fight hypnotic them 70
dreams Color nay thrill with nigh resolution wreck
life Color my make one smile in adversely kick the cat.
What color do to create and perpstuate life, the
painters have shown The best color work N Europe
to-day Is being done BY the water colorsts not By the
painters In oils The water color have found the secret
and they lighting up the galleries with their marvellous
creations and free from convention. And
own painters are rediscovsring nature
Look at the old time pictures, the old prints and notice
how much color there The streets IN the world cap
used to be gay The salons the great houses used
be brilliant with all the hues Of natures infinite variety
It is not very long that were even more gor
compzny-Iiks the gentleman birds who FIX up their
pumage regardless for the wooing while the lady bird
waits her turn IN trim but sober gown.
But If seems to be W0msn's place A business man
would look little funny N bright blue breaches and
yellow waistcoat in pure garnet velvet. We see
and the conventional evening dress Of man makes him
look much Ike beetle concert fiddler looks ike
grasshopper.
Americans have learned how to make the dyes We are
longer dependent Germany for dyes France for
fashions England for fabrics. America is developing
taste and fashion and a method Of her own and our
new national color scheme is all ours.
Let the fashion Of bright harmonious eooring IN gar
nents have full sway It Ia sign Of good health sound
mind and clear conscience It speaks Of hope the soul
Of the FACE and it hymns the rhythm Of recurring
recon singing with the stars in heaven, sweet symphony
Of praise.
Who imagine flock Of angels in black and gray7
The old religious painters knew