Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 230, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1918 — BLUE—MORE BLUE [ARTICLE]

BLUE —MORE BLUE

Autumn’s “Call to the Colors” Issues Summons. Whole Rainbows of Shades In Great r asm on onows, vorresponoenxs Relate— New Names. 1 A To paraphrase a much-quoted verse —Silhouettes may come and go, but new shades come forever I There are whole rainbows in the New York fashion exhibits, writes a correspondent. When the war began and we were bereft of imported dyes the prophets of calamity pictured the American public parading the earth in stainless white or crocky black, like animated pen and ink drawings. All costumes were to be matters of sharp contrast and high visibility and scarlet and purple were to vanish from the earth. , Luckily their prophecies are unfulfilled and American women still go arrayed like lilies of the field, In rainbow hues that stand up remarkably under repeated tubbings. The American dye makers are triumphant, and shoppers are no longer warned that heavenly colors are “not guaranteed to wash.” ' As usual, the new autumn season Is to offer a fascinating array of new shades and of modified old shades in brand new names. Dark blue continues Its undisputed reign as the “best” color for all purposes. Dark shades of blue are the favorites, both for street and evening wear. Mrs. Wilson, wife of the president, herself christened one deep shade of blue “Liberty” and the war has bestowed on other dark shades the titles of “Joffre,” “Blue * Devil,” “Poilu,” “Pershing” and “Overseas.” “Casque” is the romantic name bestowed on a steel. blue that reflects the light on “tin hats.” Besides the war blues/there are wonderful shades called Japan blues, and one alluringly dubbed “Cleopatra.” Purples, too, are exceedingly good this year, and ail show the blue tints. Their new names* are “Sammy,” “Phlox,” and “Yankee purple.” Among the browns, which range from khaki to seal shades, are many that take golddtt tones. Reds-will enjoy a nes# vogue, but they are rich rather than vivid, most of them inclining to brown tones— Burgundy, mulberry and lobster, with some wonderful “old” reds, such as Indian, geranium and terracotta, the latter masked under a new name—“Dourga.” All grays will be unusually good, even those of bluish cast which ordinarily are reserved for the warm seasons. • Greens are to be offered, but it is not safe to predict their reception. American women never have taken kindly to green. 1 However, the new ones, which hint of brown and yellow, are attractive and not so trying as the greens of other years.