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 disappear. I have explained the reason for this in my suggestions for a Sallow Complexion.

Black is excellent for you for it absorbs all light and doesn't reflect color in your face. As a matter of tact, it will seem to take away some of the color from your face. The same is true of very dark shades of brown and green as they absorb nearly all color.

The neutral shades such as taupe, dull gray, blue, and gray lavender, you can wear, as the gray tones them down.

In neck wear, you will find a cream color more becoming than dead white, which offers such a decided contrast to your skin. I might add that all white is not as becoming to the woman with a florid complexion as shades which neutralize the color in her face.

Your very wisest choice in an evening gown will be black. Don't be tempted to relieve it with a brilliant dash of color. It will prove far more becoming combined with a little cloth of silver or gold, or a few subdued flowers in dull blue and lavender tones.

I want to add a bit of caution about your umbrella. Don't be tempted to buy a red umbrella. Even in the rain you won't need the reflected red glow of it in your face. There is the question of the green umbrella, too. You certainly don't want to bring green