Spring Brings New Colours From Other Countries

Southland Times, Issue 23610, 10 September 1938, Page 16

Spring Brings New Colours From Other Countries

Bermuda and Mexico have both contributed their quota of colours to the spring season; the former with a number of pastel tones, and the latter with very vivid colours. The names have been chosen to match, and include in the Mexican group are hi-lo yellow, red, green and blue—bright colours which appear in the crafts of the country. There are also desert sage—a bluey-green; cactus—a rose with a tinge of purple; and mexi-tan—a soft shade of brown. The aqua pastes are soft tones of rose, azure blue and grey, and look especially well in linens for out-door wear.

The formal colours include the al-ways-chic black, navy, Paris blue—a lighter shade of navy blue —French blue and pink; Paris grey and Molyneux gold. Then there is the range of cornflower blues, beiges, red fox, reds and greens, pale colour of lily of the valley leaf.

Schiaparelli combines pale green with purple; pale green with wine red; very pale blue with emerald green, and lilac with russet berry, touched with emerald.