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blue, blue-green and blue-purple, it naturally follows that they will show up red hair most effectively.

If, however, the object is not to show off the hair, but to make a close harmony between it and the costume, nasturtium shades, russet colors and soft browns will be most becoming. The only colors the red head must avoid are those rosy shades that seem to swear at the hair. Pink is most flattering to the Titian haired person. Vivid red is usually impossible for all redheads and so are coral and fuchsia.

BRUNETTES: The skin tones are of the utmost importance in determining the most effective colors for a brunette. Since the hair is so dark, it is somewhat neutral in color. Brunettes are placed in the center of the color circle rather than in the orange or red sections. Therefore the most becoming colors will be gaged by the amount of natural color in the complexion or make-up by the degree of paleness or sallowness.

Purple is most becoming to the brunette with clear skin tones, but not to the sallow brunette. Red is very becoming to the vivid brunette, but not to the pale one. Green is becoming to the pale brunette, but not to the florid one.

THE BROWNETTE OR MEDIUM BRUNETTE: This popular type may have dark-yellow or light brown hair. Her hair may be "mousey soft" in color. Her skin is usually light in tone and eyes may be any color. The Brownette is placed on the color circle in the orange, orange-red neighborhood. This means that her most effective colors will be in the cool area of blue and blue-green. Often the purples and blue-purples are definitely unkind to her skin tones and should be avoided. Most other colors can be worn in one value or another. Certain shades of brown will be found unbecoming for they do not provide enough contrast to hair and skin tones.

GRAY HAIRED OR WHITE HEADED PERSONS: Invariably, the gray haired woman thinks that black is her most be- coming color and insists upon wearing this dull unrelieved color for all occasions. This is a great mistake in the majority of cases. The French have a saying that no

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