THE ALLIANCE ITEHALD, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1920.
auticlk xix.
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Color and tmftiiicntallon.
Trimming Fhould not be more as
sertive than the drops, and the dress
should not bo more assertive than
the woman.
The object of personal decoration
Is to enhance the beauty of the
face. Any decoration which asserts
Itself above the thing
docorateJ, detracts
from that object.
The pK-am en 1 1'is
trr of textures mod
ify their color to a
Kreat extent. Many
women forgd this
fact when making a
choice of materials.
DfeAN facta about colors
which may help sttllc vexing prob
lems for those who have heretofore
not given the matter much thought.
A woman of medium tone of col
oring nee Is surroundings that are
harmonloufi. She Bhould wear old
l.ink, odd uhades of blue, dull rods,
greens that are not too pronounced
and all of the pastel chides. There
should be nothing cbout her costume
to vie with her flesh tints.
Sonic hlondB look beautiful In
black. Black absorbs something of
every color near It and Ib favored by
florid women who know Its value.
Women who are falr-and, plump and
have no care lines can wear black
effectively; If there are strong char
acter lines In the face It should be
avoided because It sends up dark re
flections which deepen every wrinkle
and increase apparent age.
Brick red lends a little glow to j
pale, fair complexions. Very few
women look well In violet shades.
Sallow complexions are given an or-'
ange tint and fair skins appear a yel
lowish green.
Gray, if Just the right shade, will
make an elderly face look youthful,
but very delicate shades of grays,
greens and blues will give a fragile
person an almost corpse-like expres
sion. To strengthen any color use a
touch of white. Unless a dress la
becoming its most important quality
la lost. Because you looked well In
a certain color some years ago is no
assurance that you will look equally
well in that color now. Time may
have changed you. You may not
have the bright glow of health now
that you had then. Or, you may
have been sallow then and now be
flushed with healthful color. Try
colors against your face. Select
those that make your complexion ap
pear clearer, warmer or brighter. Ob
serve what color you are wearing
when your friends seem best pleased
with your appearance.
Don't wear colors In summer that
make you look warm and uncomfort
able. Red on a warm day is intol
erable, no matter how thin the material.
and promptly gave the offending There is one big advantage in deal
j dress to a plump, blond, rosy-cheek-1 Ing with a bolshevlst. It's a hun
ed girl and for my chum purchased dred per cent sure-thing that what-
n dainty, dotted swIss, innde wlth'ver he tells you is either a trick or
considerable fullness, puffed sleeves a lie.
and tiny. The transformation it pro-'
duccd was remarkable.
A law of decoration requires that
It must be appropriate to its place.
It must suit the surface it is to
adorn. Individuals differ. Each one
has distinct personality. A dress
which will suit one woman will not
suit another.
S.nne women say they hate to ap
pear conspicuous. They have not
dress in a manner
chance to be able to afford some
costly lace, fringe or daullng bit of
trimming don't mar the artistic
beauty of your gown and make your
m lf look Inferior to your clothing by
iipplying the trimming In greater
quantity titan the appearance of the
town requires.
targe women look like portly,
moving mountains when overdressed
ana sninu women appear onmeraiea, - ,nRt ,lifrf.r8i radically, from the great
welched down end smothered by majorUy of the persons they see
their trappings. i every day. They like to follow the
Many gowns look lovely In Phop . rloW(, a)d nre wining to De i08t ,
windows, but when on an individual, tnp -hufrie
And don't be too lavish in Hit wuy
of ornamentation. , Because you
unless especially stilted to the per
son's type, are a beautiful delusion;
merely a snare for the thoughtless
and extravagant spender.
Only the most radiant beauty can
endure the added blaze of light.
That Is why people who appear un
der the rays of the calcium have to
"make up." No matter what nat
ural beauty one may possess, it will
pale into Insignificance under daz
zling rays. I know of a short, plump
matron who attended a fashionable
ball and expected to attract much at
iontlon by the display of her hus
band's newly acquired wealth In the
way of diamonds and costly raiment.
To her surprise, her name was not
even mentioned nor her gown de
scribed among those listed In the next
day's papers. Nobody quq-lloued
the cost of her equipment. Every
body questioned the taste which had
prompted her to wear it. Its very
brilliancy had obscured her.
Mothers with more money than
taBte or Judgment are often respon
sible for the over-dressed appearance
of school girls. . They forgot, or do
not know, that the keynote of good
trud efro mlts stiff, white edges to
a degree that was ungainly and
which added immeasurably to her
self-consciousneBs. , I will never for
get how she wept at having to wear
that dress nor the unattractive pic
ture she made when she had It on.
Its mental effect upon the wearer
was such that she failed miserably
when her number was announced on
the program.
Her mother was a sensible woman
ably designed by uer mother. But
for a certain entertainment her
grandmother sent her a white frock.
It was of heavy quality, cross-barred
with satin stripes. It would have
been very effective for tailored shirt
waists or as a skirt to be worn with
a dainty blouse or sweater.
As a complete dress, however,
made as it was, with harsh severe
lines, it was ugly and unbecoming.
Its dead whiteness made the poor
girl's face look dark and angular.
Her neck and wrists seemed to pro
dressing for either youth or ad
vanced age is simplicity.
I do not mean a plain, somber
style that only accentuates the
"awkward age" of a girl. I remem
ber a schoolmate about fourteen
years of age who was tall, thin and
of pale complexion. She was consid
ered one of the prettiest as well as
one of the most talented girls in the
school. Her clothes were most suit-
But suitable and attractive cloth
ing always makes the most of the
wearer's good points and the least
cf her defects. Clothing which re
flects personality will not draw at
tention to itself, but will convince
tho observer that tho wearer is not
a nonentity, but an individual.
The clothing in which a person
feels most comfortable and at ease
Is that which most fully reflects that
person's character and individuality.
(Copyright, 1920, Universal Serv
ice Syndicate.)
Harvard as discovered another
star and, bo far as known, its inten
tions toward the earth are entirely
friendly.
While congress is considering the
coining of a 2 or 2Vi-cent piece, it
should legislate something into cost
ing that amount.
The relative cheapness of lemons
may be the reason wny we are
handed one so frequently la try-
A Detroit health expert says that
garlic aids in the fight against flu
by dispersing crowds. But the rem
edy is worse than the disease.
It is said that only twelve men liv
ing understand the Einstein theory
of light. That doesn't keep a thou
sand wise-looking fellows from stat
ing positively that there's nothing
in it.
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