The Washington times., 1935-10-25
Beauty
Your Makeup
Ensemble
BY DONNA GRACE

When a girl purchases 4
street costume today it may
really be termed an outfit. It
Is one complete costume rather
than just a new suit, worn with
any hat or shoes.
Everything must be the cor.
rect tone and also be in ap-
propriate good taste. She
knows, for instance, that tweeds
and high French heels are not
correctly worn together.
Hair styles, nail polish and
perfumes and makeup need
careful selection, and there are
very few mistakes in evidence
among the smart dreSsers we
meet nowadays.
We are not telling you what
styles to select, but you must
learn to select a makeup for
each color you wear. It takes q
little practice to do this, but
that is the best way to be sure
you are right. Just sit in front
Of the mirror and make q few
tests with a light and dark
powder and two or three shades
Of rouge and lipstick, while
wearing q costume of brown,
and note the different effects.
For instance, q brown-eyed
girl wearing q violet or blue
dress would need q blush tinge
to her lipstick and rouge. The
orange or naSturtium tones
would ruin the effect Of the
costume.
Earrings and Types
The real theme of this talk
was going to be about acceS-
SorieS that may add or detract
from ones beauty and groom.
ing. Earrings, we feel, add
charm and dignity to one when
they are selected carefully, but
change ones appearance in an
unflattering way If they are
unbecoming.
There are general rules to OBJ
serve, but type and personality
must be considered when select
ing these ornaments. The girl
who is favored with an oval.
shaped face and well-propor-
toned neck may wear any style
Of earrings. Thin-faced, sharp
featured girls will find that the
large, flat button style gives the
face q more rounded effect,
while they must avoid the drop,
or long earrings.
Women whose faces and
neckS are large may wear q
modified drop style, but not in
conspicuous colorS such as are
shown in some Of the costume
jewelry.
Never wear long earrings with
a high-necked gown or any
street costume. When the
cheek bones are high and the
upper part of the face too broad
to be in proportion with the
chin, wear long. ornate earrings
for formal dress.
The above suggestions are
based on the size and shape Of
the face and neck, but there
are SO many girls whose tenn
permanent and vivaciouSneSS
may dominate all rules Of style
and fashions. We have all seen
girls with personality which is
never eclipSed or Subdued by
any style, so study your own
type and make it a hard and
fast rule to wear only the things
that enhance it.
It is a real sacrifice to resist
some of the beautiful accesSo-
ries we see, but it is far better
to leave them off if we have
any doubt about their effect
and harmony with our type and
costume.
More Harmony
The girls of former years were
smart and alert to new styles
and beauty aids, but there was
rarely any definite idea ex-
pressed as to clothes and make
up ensemble.
When makeup was used,
there was sometimes a star
ting combination Of garish
rouge and dead-white powder
worn with any garb. No differ.
ence was noted between day ana
evening makeup.
Some of the mistakes were
made because the color chart
was such a limited one, but
there were very few sources Of
reliable information on makeup
and clothes harmony.
It is only within the last few
years that we have had the
artistic blending Of clothes and
highly scientific manufacture OF
cosnneticS we now eniOy.