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The Lady's guide to perfect gentility © 1857

by Emily Thornwell

THE INFLUENCE OF COLORS

IN PRODUCING HARMONY AND BEAUTY OF DRESS

Orange suits nobody. It whitens a brunette, but that is scarcely a desirable effect, and it is ugly. Red, unless it is of a dark hue, to increase the effect of whiteness by contrast of tone, is rarely suitable in any close neighborhood to a lady's skin. Rose-red destroys the freshness of a good complexion; it suggests green.

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