Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 June 1916 — Notes and Comment [ARTICLE]

Notes and Comment

Of Interest to Women Readers

PICKING THE RIGHT COLOR The becomingness of new colors la one of the chief worries of women who prefer to buy materials rather than ready to wear frocks and suits. It makes no difference how becoming the style; if the color is unbecoming the wearer usually finds it Im , possible to feel thoroughly comfort j ble in the dress. One of the easiest and most satis- ’ factory ways of settling this question j cf becomingness Is by using tissue i paper. This paper can be had at a very slight cost and is practically every shade in any stationary shop, or any shop where supplies for fancy work are sold. A single sheet of each shade is ample. Stand in a strong light before a truth telling mirror and with your shoulders bare crush the paper up around ,your neck. Try each shade at one time. Then try them together. It will be found that some colors, though unbecoming when ' alone are quite the reverse when us- I fd in certain combinations. Some colors intensify the color of i your eyes and enhance the gloss of j your hair. While others will make ! your eyes look washed out and your hair rusty. Sometimes this effect may | be lessened to become almost unnoticeable by the use of white next the face. Make this test before dis-.j carding a favored color by crushing a sheet of white paper about your neck ! and draping the desired color about' your shoulders. Again some color can be worn .over the face when under "the face they are decidedly unbecoming. This is often true of various shades of rose, the browns and the more delicate shades of green. A woman who would look ghastly with unrelieved green about , her throat can often wear, a green hat with a black facing or a black or white hat with green trimmings with the best results. Several shades of rose worn under the face bring out all the telltale wrinkles and lines, while if placed over the face it gives a becoming glow. When using tissue paper for finding becoming colors be sure to match the ; color when buying dress materials. If • buying” personally take a scrap of the paper with you. If ordering enclose a piece large enough so that the person who fills your order cannot make a mistake. In both cases keep a part of | the paper, not only to make sure of ’the match but for future reference. What is becoming one season is notalways so the next. One of the commonest mistakes made by women is fancying that a color once becoming is always so. Age, illness, the addition of a half score or more pounds of flesh as well as the loss of it, all tend to change our appearance. Hence the becoming colors. The woman who aims to be well dressed does well to study herself and the becomingness of colors. —N. Y. Sun. Why Women Always Win A woman can talk longer than a man, and does so becatfise she uses up less force by a large percentage than'the man does. A German professor has proved ,by actual and very delicate measurements that the baritone singer uses far more energy than the tenor and that the bass singer uses more force than either. The range of voices differs greatly, so the percentage varies to the same extent, but as a general result it was proved that the tenor uses only from one seventh to one sixteenth of the lung power of the baritone or bass The difference between the force used by the contralto and the soprano is quite as marked, and the contralto who sings in very deep tones uses at least ten times the force of the thrilling soprano. The explanation is so simple that it is surprising that the investigation was not made long ago. It has long been known that the tenor or soprano brings the vocal cords close together and keeps the edges only vibrating by the emission of air. The bass or contralto leaves the space between the cords wider open, and has to vibrate very much more of the membranes, so a considerably larger amount of air is required and much more force is expended. You may have frequently noticed that those persons with high, squeaky voices seem to be very loquacious—they never stop talking; and the reason is now plain—they can talk with far less effort than those who take a deeper tone and have to use more air. to utter their words. > Here lies the real explanation of the ease with which a woman can outtalk a man. She has the advantage of using from one seventh to one sixteenth less lung power, and even tho her lungs may be smaller in volume, the difference is never so great as that between the amount of air required. Silver Kept Bright ' It niay be of interest to those have a large quantity of silver to take care of to know that after silver knives, forks and spoons have been cleaned, if they are put into a glass fruit can and the top put on tightly so the air will be excluded, the. silver will not tarnish as "long as the can is kept closed. By doing this, much time will be saved, also much hard work. i -