PRELIMINARY INFORMATION
haps it hasn't occurred to you that there are just as many pretty dark cottons as light ones. Voiles, linens, and crepes all come in dark shades now. As a matter of fact, dark cottons are considered smart.
You can always lighten them up, you know, with white at the throat, and perhaps in a vest front.
I might speak about color in trimmings, too. You may indulge your liking for brightness in trimmings if you choose, but be careful where you place the bright spot. As a matter of fact, it's better to make it a narrow piping or binding than a spot. An edge of bright red or green or peacock blue to outline a vest front, to finish the sleeve, or across a collar is quite permissible, and often the stylish touch to the garment. However, it is not advisable to sew a bright piping crosswise on the garment or to outline a large piece. Keep your piping running up and down for the best effect.
COMBINING COLORS
It is not just luck that colors look pretty together—neither is combining color a gift which some people are endowed with and some people are not.
When you come right down to the facts, it's a little problem that has to be learned just like the multiplication table, only in
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