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 becoming to an older woman. Gray swiss dotted in blue is another good choice for the gray haired woman. Black and white effects too in voile, dimity, and swiss are considered very smart.

For evening, an older woman may choose a pastel shade of gray blue or lavender and be dressed in perfect taste. Gray chiffon over a silvery blue chiffon makes an exquisite dinner dress. Brocades come in lovely shades of gray blue and lavender too, for evening. As I said before, you can wear black if your skin is clear, and of course, black is always nice for evening. The older women's evening gown, black and silver is a dignified combination.

If Your Complexion is Sallow.—As I said before avoid black. It absorbs all color and doesn't give a reflected glow to help out a pale skin.

Neither is it a good plan to wear brown or yellow tones. As they intensify the yellow tinge of the skin.

It will probably surprise you to know that you can wear a peach shade which has pink and yellow in it and your skin will look whiter. It's just a curious little fact about color. If you place a color that has two shades in it along side of one of the shades the two like shades will seem to disappear.

It is true that colors do very definite things. Colors which are opposite each other