COLOURS TO CHOOSE.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 18 June 1924, Page 3

COLOURS TO CHOOSE.

“It’s an awfully nice frock, nm makes licr look so old,” is a remark that few women escape at one stage or another of their careers, no maUm what their years. Ihe flapper of . can look like 20 or even m '■ l . mother at 50 may look not a day otu 35—-if she knows how, and caies to excerciso that knowledge. And colours have a great deal to do with it, state* a writer in the “Melbourne Argus. Discussing the question with an txporienced dressmaker recen pointed out that the very general idea that black is an ageing colour is mi from being correct. that is to , so long as the materials chosen arc not heavv or sombre-looking, and so long as the woman has not a sallow com plexion There is no colour that is so becoming to a woman with a tan complexion as black. Blue vas ;-.o clarcd to be one of the most flattering colours a woman can wear, provided she does not choose tho wrong shade. Very fair women should _ choose tnc paler shades ol blue, light tones ot taxe, and grey blues, while women with dark or golden brown hair look best in the lighter tones of navy blue, and in royal blue. It was inlet esi mg to learn that green, especially the brighter shades, is the most ageing ol all colours, and should only be worn by the woman with auburn hair. V ellow too, adds to one s years, especially in the deeper tones of orange and flame. Delicate pink, especially under artificial light, is always youthful and becoming. Brown, apparently, has its pitfalls " When choosing the shade the lights in the hair should be taken into consideration. A russet-brown gown worn by a woman with similar tones in her hair is said to he very youthful; looking. Colours for evening wear should, of course, always bo ehoosen under artificial light, and those lor day-time in broad daylight. Taffetas especially take on quite a different appearance when seen under eleeti-ie light. The final note of advice given by the export was: “f.icforc deciding on a colour, it is a good plan, if possible, to drape a piece of the materia] around the head. Jt it makes the eyes look brighter Mid brings out their colour it is safe to choose it. But if it seems to rob Ihe eyes of their brilliancy, be wise and beware.”