The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-04-01
Dy HEDDA HoYT

New York, March so.-In the
spring a woman's fancy lightly turns
10 thought Of clothes. Al the ebbing
OF the long winter months. Easter.
tide marks tho high tide when all
nature tides up a bit for the begin.
ming of the spring season.
The Easter costume will be first
OF all. colorful. Those who love
color need have no qualms about
being grotesque or loud for the
spring costume must have abundant
color 10 gain cognIzancc In the
Easter parade. The rainbow coiora
sccm palid In comparison with many
OF the man.mado shades OF this sea.
son. Care must be taken. however.
In deciding just where the color Is
to be used, for the Easter outfit Is
ono which does duty as street dress
later on and must be practical. un.
less one has an unlimited amount OF
gowns. Let your sleeves. Innings,
pippings. gillets or girdles supply. the
color touches, keeping tho main ma.
teriai Of the costume In practical
tones. No little emphasis should be
laid TO the selection Of tho color
used. There are no set rules to so
by. You must study yourself.
An artist will tell you to follow
your own coloring In the color
scheme OF your gown. To make blue
eyes appear bluer. wear darker
shade OF blue. but not too dark or
the eyes will become palcr by con.
trast. A blond should never attempt
orange tones near her face: blues.
green and black will be more becom-
Ing TO her. Pinks and orchids also
look well on the blond. Tho titan
haired girl should shun red like she'd
shun a mouse. Rich browns, soft
greens. dark purples. greys and or
ange will bring out the golden tInts
Of her hair and soften the face. En-
tire black is difficult to wear. Those
who are inclined to be sallow should
avoid II.
While whit Is becoming TO the
young face. II should be used spar
ingly, unless the complexion Is quite
perfect. though an oyster white or
ecruc IL extremely flattering. Bru-
nettes can effect far stronger colors
than can the blond. titan or brown
haired types. Yellows, reds. majentas
and almost any vivid color will prove
becoming to them. The girl with
drab or mouse colored hair Is the
one who should be most careful In
her color selections. She should
avoid drab colors. unless pribtened
up with contracting shades. Pastels
are her best choice. though black
and certain deep blues will be becom-
ing to her. Dandelion yellow, peri
winkle blue and new shades that are
constantly being brought out should
be worn with discrimination. Never
wear a novel color simply because
1t Is the latest vogue.e1 tn
Having settled the color selection,
the attention Is turned to the silhou-
cite, which should be a bit elongated
as to hem with wide flowing sleeves.
low draped waistline and simple
bateau neck. One should try to gain
picturesque simplicity in clothes that
suggest the individuality of the wear.
er, rather than the individuality Of
the garment. The woman who is
conscious of dressed up" feeling
never looks smart, for She lis over
come by her gown. Carry your cos
tume-never let the costume carry
you.
The three piece costume suit will
by all odds be the most popular Eas-
ter garb, especially In the east, where
the weather does not permit one to
doff the winter weights for the one
piece dress SO abruptly. Not only
is the three piece suit one which
adapts itself admirably to exquisite
trimmings and individual touches, but
it is the most practical suit arrange
ment brought out in recent years. On
warm days the paletot Jacket or
short cape can be dispensed with,
leaving an equally smart frcck to be
worn with small fur piece. The
tailored suit is no longer considered
smart except, Of course, in the sport
models and these should be worn