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Show Woman's World Choose Clothes to Emphasize Best Points of Your Age, Type A WISE and well dressed friend of mine gave away her secret when she said to me one day, "If every woman would dress according accord-ing to her type as well as age, she would be beautiful." You know, each type has her good points which should be played up, and each age, whether it be 18 or 38, has its own inimitable charm. If, rather than try to change these inevitable things, we just took the best of each of them", we would really be better off. How often have you seen lovely mature women completely Ignoring their attractiveness by trying on their teen-aged daughters' clothing, and even trying to wear them, because be-cause they were so proud of the fact that they were the same size? By the same token, haven't you seen a very feminine woman trying her best to look like a sophisticated sister, putting on a dramatic dress with severe earrings when she could have achieved much more of aD effect with a softly feminine look with a fluffy neckline and graceful clinging lines on her dress? Or, have you seen a large woman of 30 putting on a bright plaid dress when that material rightfully and properly belonged to her daughter of three or five? Study your type, see what others of your type wear and look well in, and then adapt them to your own clothes. It .isn't the amount of money you spend, 'or -the quantities of clothing you have; it's the effect you create with so little as one outfit, out-fit, that counts. . Hon to Choose Becoming Colors Many women avidly study the new colors for each season and then promptly sally forth to get a ward- Dress according to type . . . robe in the fashion-new colors. How much wiser to select only those colors that go best with your skin and hair tones, than just what is new! - Right now we are going through a period when bright, almost barsh colors are quite the thing. Unless you customarily make up1 your face heavily and are a rather vivid type, these very bright colors will "wash you out." Look around you and you'll find that some of the softer "colors will make you more appeal- I ferent colors against yourself and see what does the most for you. .'Fair women should shun harsh colors such as yellow strong shades of yellow and, orange appear to much more advantage on brunettes. Most attractive will be the blue and darker shades of purple. If it's a case of violet, blue violet will be better than red violet,, unless one is a dark blonde. In this case it may not be the hair, but dark eyes, darker than average skin, or deep colored eyes, lashes and brows. Hair and Skin Tones Serve as a Guide ' Red-haired people are most at-, tractive in colors that are brightly contrasting. They never should talk themselves into wearing something with a coppery cast. Let them try. lovely greens as well as medium blue, soft gray and rich brown. A gray-haired woman is very fortunate for-tunate in that she usually has a wider range from which to choose than most other types. For her there are warm greens, blue, red, violet and the dark blue grays. Scarlet Scar-let highlights point up the beauty of her hair, and about the only thing for her to avoid is an all gray ensemble. en-semble. For the brunette as well as the white-haired . person, the range of colors is large. Here, the color of the hair is not as much of a determining de-termining factor as the skin tone. If your skin is a clear olive, bright colors were meant for you, but steer away from purple or harsh blue as they make the complexion look sallow. ' . If your skin is white with pink undertone, any color in the . softer shades will do nicely. Harsh colors will tend to make you look florid, particularly if these colors have a pink cast. Eyes are always best if they are emphasized. Select colors that match them closely and wear them as often as possible. Brown, black and gray eyes need bright colors to emphasize them, while hazel and brown eyes are best with yellow green. Blue-eyed people do best in shades of blue and green most nearly matching the eye coloring. Dress Style Often Determines Fabric If you have studied yuur dress patterns, selecting those which will play down bad points and emphasize empha-size the good, you often will find a guide for choosing the best material. If you are weak' on choosing the correct fabrics, study ready-made dresses and their materials before you attempt to choose a pattern. Also follow the guides given with your pattern. Smooth-surfaced fabrics show up every detail of cutting and construction construc-tion in a garment. They demand a garment with subtle and sophisticated sophisti-cated styling. Printed fabrics are very useful if you select a print that ia becoming to you. It should be large tf you are thin and tall, but small and preferably prefer-ably self-toned if you are short and tend bo heaviness. Many styles are adaptable to prints of some kind As well as your age. ing and actually give you more color than you thought you had. There are certain basic rules which will apply, but you may have some other quality about you, or a combination of hair, eye and skin coloring that will permit you to wear some other shades. Study dif- |