NEW COLOURS AND THEIR NAMES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18043, 31 December 1926, Page 18

NEW COLOURS AND THEIR NAMES.

Each season has its shades and subtleties in tints and tones, and to-day they are. perhaps, more numerous and more beautiful than they were a year ago. Here are brief descriptions of

the newest shades together with their newest names: - Gipsy Red Is the deepest and richest shade of the Bordeaux or wine red, which is leading the way for millinery and wraps, as well as for house and evening frocks. It proves equally becoming to blonde add brunette. Mousse de Neige—ls the name for the greyish tone of white which is used with silver for evening gowns. Expressed in artificial silk, it has a slight metallic effect, which gives the surface the soft radiance that wc find in a drift of newlv fallen snow. Muscat- Ts a shade which is a blend of purple and deep blue. Tt resembles the purple blue bloom on the skin of a dark muscat grape. Coeur de Rose—The latest development of bois de rose, has a more intense suggestion of pink than the latter. Alone, or combined with navy blue, it. is used to make some really delightful afternoon gowns. Palm green, as the latest shade of green is called, is a cross between almond and emerald. Hats in this tone

are kinder to the complexion than those of almond or emerald green. Cloud is the name for a subdued dove grey -which, in soft silk and woollen materials, is used to fashion the latest jumpers and sports suits.