2403. Grain is more becoming to fair than to dark persons, because in the fair complexion, brilliancy and depth of color are more frequently found.
2404. Pale green should never be worn by the dark, it rendering them sickly and cadaverous in look. To those of a fair and brilliant complexion it is most becoming.
2405. Trimmings.—For trimmings and flowers ladies cannot do better than to study nature, there being in the leaves of flowers every imaginable tint of green, whilst the flowers themselves are various in their hue.
2406. Artificials should be few, and perfectly arranged. A load of flowers is a burden, not a beauty.
2407. The most elegant dresses are black or white.