The woman who wants to be well @ressed and who would keep the lingering touch of beauty so that her friends will find her lovely to Took upon, even in old age, should study famous portraits in the picture galleries and see how the old masters utilized dress to emphasize individuality and canty.
Study of the old masters will show that they brought out the character-{ties of their subjects by means of colour, line and texture. The woman of to-day who would be well dressed Should study her own personality fand then try to. interpret this through selection of the right colours, lines. and fabrics.
Blondes, brunettes and the i veen type" have each special prob-Jems to consider. The brunette, she points ority may wear striking! folours—rich blues and purples and even that vivid combineAion, black and white shot with red. Her own strong, vital colouring can stand up against such far-carrying colours in her dress. tall blonde with smiling eyes, however, may not require unbroken Hines, These might be too severe for her.
'Square, corners and straight lines, generally speaking, suit the in-between' type. The' girl of this type usually has a. sturdy figure and straight lines express this. The birdlike, airy girl can wear frills and furbelow> as thin and fluffy as she likes, for such things express her personality.
'Older women, whose freshness of colour has disappeared, need to pay' especial attention to the neck finish of their dresses and the arrange ment of their hair. A clean-cut, harsh line at the neck will be found unbecoming unless softened in some way. Sometimes a fold of lace complished this softening. Fluffy] hair 'a supreme aid.
Texture in fabrics must be carefully study by the elderly woman. [She should choose soft textures and modified colourings and if she dees this wisely may be beautiful when all the freshness of youth long passed. This fact is amply demonstrated by great portr: tists, who find some of their most satisfactory subjects in persons of But the blonde is at her best in lighter colours, pastel shades, violet, soft green, soft-toned combinations of colour," Always the effort must be to maintain colour harmony. If, however, a blonde wants a. stronger coloured' dress, she may find faction by introducing " transitionfal colour note, perhaps around the neck, using there: a softer colour that will tone down the strong one below.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.