Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-16
Contrast
In Design
Is Varied
Blends Again Are Popu-
lar for Afternoon and
Evening UNUSUAL
Combinations o
Fall.

That at least seems to be the
tase with the smartest of the
late summer costumes we
have seen, and those designed
Tor early autumn are also
more likely to reveal two or
three shades and colors than
one.
The most obvious way OF max
Ing s Of colors in dress is by
means of a figured material. This
may show a simple geomet-ic
design In a color or shade con-
trasting with the background. or
IL may show a more elaborate
print in which two or more colors
appear In a variety of shades.
For several summers past prints
OF the more elaborate sort en-
ioyed great popularity-so much
20 that by the end OF last summer
We had become rather fed up on
that sort OF thing and were only
too glad TO adopt another means
pf satisfying our desire for color
contrast, which fortunately ar
rived last spring in the guise Of
The three color vogue. This u.s.
pally took the form OF a dark, a
bright and a neutral tone-brown,
orange and beige: navy blue,
light bright blue and gray: black,
gray and orange; navy blue. red
and white; black. rose and gray.
Sometimes 1t consisted simply OF
hree shades OF the same color
rs pale medium and dark blue or
green, or beige light brown and
dark brown.
All these interesting three color
combinations have remained in
good repute this summer and will
continue TO do so, but there has
been an unexpected revival OF
Interest in prints. not only for
evening and afternoon but for
daytime dresses as well. And IL
you are In search OF a new dress
10 wear during August you can
not do better than TO consider
the usefulness OF some OF the
newer printed chifons or silk
crepes.
Among the newest summer
evening dresses those made OF
shaded chiffon are particularly
interesting. Chiffon shading from
white through gray 10 black was
used for an interestingly draped
dress, worn with a narrow red
girdle. Another smart evening
dress made use OF chiffon shad-
Ing from white through pink 10 a
deep rose.
One interesting way in which
the color contrast is achieved in
some of the new dresses is by
means OF the lining or slip. Or
candle dresses. either eyelet or
plain. are worn over taffeta or
satin crepe foundations OF CON
trasting or deeper tone. A pale
blue may be wor over a deep
bright blue or pastel green over
bright green or white over a black
foundation.
Again the color contrast may
be achieved by means Of facings.
A slightly fiaring three-quarter
length sleeve with a scalloped
edge may reveal q bright silk
facing repeated on the cape collar.
A new spectator sports dress OF
white wool crepe had such fac
ings OF light red silk and was
worn with blue and red bracelets.
Among the evening dresses de-
signed for early autumn wear
there are many interesting and
unusual color combinations. A
fuchsia chiffon is trimmed with
shaded green flowers. Beige is
combined with cerise and deep
purple. A figured chiffon even
ing dress shows a background OF
dark brown with figures OF tur-
quoise. light cream and gold.
During the summer interesting
color contrasts have been de-
veloped by the use Of contrasting
skirts and jackets. sometimes
worn with blouses OF still another
tone. One might wear a bright
green jacket with a white skirt
and a blouse of pastel green toned
organdie.
Contrary to our earlier expecta-
lions. the contrasting skirt and
jacket idea is TO be carried over
into the autumn mode. There are
new suits for autumn showing
hip length or longer Jackets of
bright green or red worn with
black skirts and there will be in
combinations of mixed
tweeds with plain toned materials.
The new tweeds and tweed-like
deserve special comment
and will undoubtedly play an i'm.
portant part In the early autumn
mode. Following the tremendous
interest In brown as an autumn
color for the coming season. there
will be tweed mixtures showing
combination of dark. light and
bright brown tones. Brown and
green mixtures will be in good
repute and red tweed mixtures
are also predicted.
Gray has kept in retirement for
some time. In spite Of the effort OF
many dressmakers 10 revive ii.
One would hardly venture TO men
ton IL as important color for
autumn when so much has been
done to feature browns and
greens. but here and there in the
collections OF advanced autumn
dresses. suits and coats
OF interesting grays have APP
peared. There are dark gray
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