CORRECT COLOURS TO WEAR.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 196, 23 September 1914, Page 4

CORRECT COLOURS TO WEAR.

j M. Dattilo Rubbo, the Sydney artist, 'recently gave some advice on the {colours,suited to the complexions of the ■wearers. Fair ,blondes—that is, those jwith pale skiiis, with a touch of pale ; pink, eyes clear and a soft blue, hair of I pale gold—should wear, he says, green ; of a palish shade; and green having for [its complementary red, imparts a richer ; glow to the skin. The sage, the moss, • and the leaf tints were the .most beeomI ing. Blue was another colour, highly favourable to this type, but it must be light, with a slight inclination towards green rather than purple, ; which would seriously, and for the worse, affect her complexion. Hats should be of the same tint as the frocks with which they were worn, and rose or white flowers upon them would be effective. The fair blonde might also wear with safety such neutral tints as .grey, fawn, and slate. The ruddy blonde, sometimes known as the.Titian blonde, might take the same colours, but in warmer shades, and might exercise more freedom in her choice of colours. In short, the fairer the complexion the more normal the green, and the rosier the deeper and more neutral the shade. Blue, but leaning, towards the purple, was also good for her to wear, and with it she might put grey, drab, fawn, and white, if itbe not glossy. An even finer effect j might be produced by combining seve- ! ral shades of the same blue, if the dress be of greenish blue colour, and v as a good contrast orange red, choeolate, and chestnut, if not too dark, might be utilised.

"Violet, M. Rubbo thought, the most difficult to introduce,: its effect being | most clouding to the skin, and when in close proximity it produced a yellow and sallow tone, and no blonde should ! ever wear it, except, perhaps, for stage I work, and under artificial light. Violet ! thus, like royal blues, bordered with j | gold, had a superb effect, but were not : considered as ordinary dress. A hat of violet, on the other hand, if not too j positive, and trimmed with yellow flowI ers or gold ribbon, would not be objecj tionable, especially if'provided with a [lining of some dead cream material to! I neutralise it upon the face. ! j The pale brunette. was described as; j having pale skin, with a tendency to j i sail owness, with eyes of deep brown,! and sometimes a warm black. For the j powerful contrasts between pale skin i and dark eyes, dark or light tinted j dresses; would suit better than any med- ; ium shades. The pale brunette, like (the fair blonde, had the greater diffi-j jeulty in choosing her eloth'es. "White, i jfor instance, must be used with great i caution, for it accentuates the jiale complexion, and under no circumstances whatever should cold bluish white be used. Cream white, was far safer. Black- she would also find trying, unless trimmed with cream, and prefer-"'-j ably with lace. Blue was not good in pronounced tint, but if desired it must I be dark, and broken in hue. Brown, j the tango shades, golden colour,, and maize were most harmonising with this type, and in a general way all warm tints are safe with the pale brunette; brown in two tones, specially in light shades, might be made most artistic, particularly when they approach _ the golden tints. ' There was; however, another brunette that came within this type, and it was

she, with the varient of blue eyes and black hair, that had been - pronounced the most fascinating in the domain- of female beauty. In »dress she follows the lines of the pale brunette, but has a wider- choice.

The most perfect and commanding, of all types, however,, were the florid brunettes, with complexion fresher even than the pale brunette, sometimes inclining to the copper tone, often of posi- • tive Ted —'' rose "red.'' Her eyes were - generally intense brown, almost black, and her hair blue black. In its perfec- • tion the florid blonde could not be pass- - ed by any other type. Maize, yellow - gold,-and red were; her servants' indress, the-latter when not too flaming. Orange, however, was rather too bril- - liant, and should be used with caution. - Dark red, rose pink, and dark blue broken lines, as well as maroon, when inclining to red, were also very effective, but light blues, pale, violets, ahdpurples of any kind should be avoided. Black hats did not contrast well" with, any brunette, and again the safest way was te have "dress and hat to harmon-. ise. ..