COLOURED STUFFS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 47, 19 November 1907, Page 3

COLOURED STUFFS.

-The following useful suggestions , on' ; the valtie of various colours in dress materials'are given by an Australian paper:—Wjien new 'frocks !are'being considered.it is just .as well te give a thought to the 5 hade 7)1 colours,which should 1 be studied, in the choico of materials. Thoro does not seem to be any definite law; 011 the' subject, but the trained oye knows at onco. that the new blues are good,in muslin face cloth, and fairly-correct in ; crepe .de Chine, whereas in silk, satin, or voile or any other wbollen substance thoy are forbidden. In fact," pale blue of any shade' is only at its best in really, transparent stuffs, such as muslin, ninon, ■ chiffon, and marquisette.' Red is a colour which is often a failure in daylight, for as a riile it is hard and ugly, but it can be brilliantly successful in a plain gauzy texture or .•'•when mixed in the weaving .'with. white. Red becomes a terror in serge, cloth, tweed, 3ilk,' or taffetas. -Pink partakes of the same nature, "and: must be avoided'in woollens or silksi Of course'all this applies only to daytime'.wear, for charming evening gowns are made. of. red and pink; and the latter.can be chosen in silk, or oven brocade, with excollent results, and nothing can bo' nicer for morning or- holiday .wear than pink cambric or linen. Mauve and all the violet shades must be dealt with carefully. It is pretty in tulle and perfect, in velvet, and when mixed with white stripes or checks is delightful in cotton and linens: In any sort, of plain woollen material it" should-be avoided, for the. colour flies in one day. '