Evening star., 1933-03-05
BY NJ. GASTON.

"HE modern woman is style con-
scicus. But she is not suf-
fciently conscious Of her own
i personality, and of her own
style requirements as an in
dividual She is likely to be aware Of
the current fashions of any season, but
she does not give sufficient thought to
choosing from those styles the colors
and lines adaptable to herself.
That I believe, is one reason why
80 few women are really well dressed.
It Is not question of expenditure at
all For only too often the woman
with a very limited allowance is much
better dressed than another woman
with a much greater one. The reason
no doubt is that the former realizes
she can't afford to make a mistake, so
gives great deal Of thought to the
costumes she finally chooses. For it
does take thought to be well dressed
serious thought in these days when
such host of models is presented, and
50 many trends and styles are acknowl-
edged by the fashion world.
T can imagine the average woman
viewing the many models of any sea-
son. She is intrigued by the color OF
one, by the line Of another, by the nov
city of another She hears a friend
remark that she is choosing blue, or
red, or a dress of a certain inspira-
ton. Then, instead of considering
whether these same colors and lines are
going to be becoming to her, she rushes
out and buys the same things, often
with disastrous results.
Now what should this impetuous lady
Do If she is to be really well dressed?
She should, of course, know what the
HeE modes are She must learn the
new colors, the new lines. For without
this knowledge, she will not be abreast
OF current style But this information
Is only the first step toward Smartness.
The next step, and quite as necessary a
one, is a study of her own individuality
in relation to the mode.
THE we'll dressed woman knows that
there are certain lines that are
becoming to her figure. Perhaps her
shoulders are unduly square and wide.
She is likely therefore to avoid such
details as 1eg-o'-lnutton sleeves or
tucks that extend cut over the slloul-
ders. Smart though these features
might be, she perhaps realizes that in
hcT case they exagg2rate personal
defect.
StCIl WUllIaIl IIie.y nave NAoNOFS1SN
that she appears at her best in clothes
of a tailored type. She will therefore
pass By the frilly ruff1ed sort Of thing
that may be fascinating on another
woman and choose the fTocK or coat
that seems designed for her.
The smartlJ coStumed woman gives
even more thought to color than to line
for sne realizes how much 1t can co toi
her complexion, and SO for her general
appearance, c.. how utterly it can ruin
eli effect OF chic if wrongly chosen.
She knows that there are only very
few women VINO cen wear all colorS, and
even these have few that are most
successful. The woman with an instinct
for chic has studied color il relation to
her own coloring and knows just what
hues are best suited to her. 1t may be,
for instance, that gray or beige or some
other neutral tone is smart. The ques-
ton always arises, which gray or beige
shall be chcsen? For there IS not merely
one gray, but many grays, varying from
a cold gray to a warm yelloWish gray.
The woman who has found warm colorS
most becoming will choose the yellowish
gray. The woman who is best in cool
tones will prefer the blue-gray. Each
will be in style, yet each will have Sc
1ected her own best color.
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A LITTLE experimentation with COL
"A ors will usually convince You that
there are two or three colors best
suited to you. To these definite colors
may always be added black and white,
60 that the actual gamut of colors per-
nitted to you is w1dened. On first
XSought you may feel that such choice
D., colors is too limited. You half de-
A1s that you would rather appear IN