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 special secondary colors such as tan or orange.

If your hair is black, or a very dark brown, hunt out the reds in the cottons for your summer frocks. There are lovely red checked ginghams, swisses and plain organdies. Cottons come in good looking brown tones too, which you can wear well. If you want something lighter, try a yellow or apricot organdie. Lavender is often becoming to the brunette, especially the lavenders that have a good deal of pink in them. You know there is a difference—some lavenders have more blue and some more pink. Remember that the blue lavenders belong to the blonde.

Black is not as apt to become a brunette as it is a blonde. However, if you have a very clear skin and lots of color you can probably wear it. It's a good idea to relieve it with a vivid touch of color, such as jade green or cerise. For instance, a black lace evening gown ought to have a sash of either shade.

The same rule holds true in wearing white. Use a vivid color to relieve it. You need more intense colors than the blonde to bring out the coloring in your hair and eyes. Although the reddish purples, which are sometimes called the fuchsia colorings, are rather trying, they are becoming to some brunettes.

For the Blue Eyed Girl with Brown Hair.—You are the in-between girl.