HER COLOUR.

Thames Star, Volume LVII, Issue 14741, 22 August 1921, Page 7

HER COLOUR.

By Hester Howlett. Every colour that a woman., wears has its own peculiar et'tect on the tints of her hair and complexion. The perfectly attired woman is she who knows and applies this fact. Pale orange is the colour-founda-tion of the blonde. Both her hair and her cheeks are "built up" on this particular shade. It stands to reason that its complement, sky-blue, .suits her to perfection. Fawn, or any of the drab hues, .must be rigorously excluded from toilet. To the blonde their deadening effect is disastrous. For the brunette to don light blue is obviously a mistake, for it .must of necessity darken her skin. Equally, of course, it detracts from .the mysterious beauty of her tresses. She has, however, a wide range from which she may choose. Otangej red and yellow add to the lustre of raven locks. Not only do they themselves receive beauty from the contrast. Brown is an asset to the brunette: ■white she should not wear. The very pale blonde needs something that will impart warmth and life to her appearance. A delicate .green will convey an impression of rosiness, for it reflects red, its complementary colour. Slie too must eschew white, for it gives her a lifeless effect; too pronounced a shade accentuates the lack of warmth in her natural colouring. Soft tints, if rightly chosen, give her ■* character." • •'■ ' • The woman who in nature has endowed with a ruddy countenance will do well to avoid green, especially the lighter tones. It increases redness at any time, but when such a woman wears it in the ballroom or at a crowded reception she soon present the appearance of a freshly boiled lobster artistically garnished ■with parsley. Few and far between are the women who can wear violet. Generally -speaking, It is unfavourable to every "kind of complexion. It detracts •from the glow. of. "milk and roses," and as it reflects yellow it deepens any tendency to sallowness. It seems to take from the beauty of "brown and adds to the washiness of very light hair. .JBlue eyes will appear green and the perfect Qlive complexion take on a jaundiced look. The woman who chooses her frock to tone with her eyes or her hair is about as far advanced in the art of •dress as she who says: "Blue for fair, and pink for dark." .For a "woman's crowning glory" may be one of a hundred dues;, her eyes may reflect tropic-seas or cloudy skies: her face may be reminiscent of a tea-rose or "La France." Therefore It la her business to give consideration ±o these things and to choose the colours that she wear accordingly. *