The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-17
or,DISC FOR THE LADIES.
,llAhou, Head Dresses.

All
M her head, and the way she chooses 10
TeIr Il, vastly affect her personal appear
auce fox better or worse. -.
n IA Ibis Is an age when ladies' receive
nom the sterner sex proiuse hints Tor the
%,liyatlou Of their brains, II can hardly
he considered presumption il one ofthelr
Srn sey venture to give them few hints
,Sost something exterior to the brain, but
mich ought never to be independent oil
namely, their head dresses.
since We desire to persuade, let Us in
,s,, the stern moral order which some
vri,rr3 on art would doubtless adopt, and
III rs suggest that head dress must be,
fst, becoming, second, beautiful, and
bird useful.
ri, last that quality which naturally
opgit 10 come first, because we have
gg1,leI the primitive idea OF what o
bs,d dress should be. OF course its first
obiect was either TO shield from cold or
w,hel,er from heat, but the second quail,
" sInost Immediately apparent was that
ahead dress has u powerful effect on the
ice 10 either identifying it or tho re.
verse, And the whole recognized tone Of
mNIern fashions ia such that no woman
would adopt for its usefulness what was
not becoming, while she would gladly
ar,dce her own comfort 10 what she
calls her cooks; and she would not
6eceSsshIy be wrong, il she only knew o
little more about the matter, and could
sometimes see herself IS others see her.
But because women do not know what
JeIuty means, do not consider that the
"d,tiHg" and appropriate" have always
their part in WHAT'S really beautiful,
therefore they catch at whatever presents
fseli as a novelty. "Oh," they say, al
never looked like this beioreW What q
Chauge-hOw delightful but they do
not pause to think whether the old fash.
vn became them better-whethcr tho
new one reveals more clearly the slight
shrinking Of the jaw or spoils the pretty
color still blooming in the cheek.
Women usually like something which
gives them height, piQuAncy, and, above
sl, cOnspiCuOusneSs. They are not to DO
blamed Tor this. a womsn's role is 10 at.
tract, and when she has attracted, to en-.
chanL But in following, this aim too
ieAOlsly, she often outruns the scent by
long way, after the fashion Of young
snl inexperienced hounds. A woman
ought never TO forget that sometimes in
gaiHinga little she loses much. AS for
instance when the hair u few years ago
was turned up with sweep, and the bon.
net dwindlCd to TUT, every woman
gladly threw aside the curtain" which
had shielded her throat from the sun, and
every woman lost her white neck. Again,
when little hat WAS worn like a round
target against mOuntlin, women said
they were going to shade their eyes, but
IN reality they only sacrificed the whole
OF their forehead and eyebrows usually
the best part Of the face to the most IN.
meaning saucer that ever rested on q
sDub.
Fist, then, head dress should set of,
and should draw the eye to, the noblest
portions Of the face. Ii ought TO conceal
bad outline; it should display a fine
one; itshould in color enhance the com
pexlon, whatever it may be; it should
not lelOrm the shape OF the head; and il
should throw up the hair. 7
secondly, 1t ought of course to be q
pretty object in itself, and mGde Of hand
some materials. 1t occupies the place Of
honor in the whole toilette, and is not,
like the skirt, liable 10 collect the dirt Of
the ground, nor, like the bodice, apt to be
hidden under bushel; it is always con.
SSpclous and has character to keep up.
II might therefore, with proprietY be the
most expensive part Of the attire.
Ihlrdly, and in addition, we NAV lust
aInt-wc hope without otlence-thStiF It
as well. "T'
Gan We not imagine some head gear
lAa' might satisfy all three Of tho above
usMandsf Can we not, by studying the
pictures OF the finest masters and the cos
.umes oil distant climes, discover some
IASt have done sO9 or (since a violent
wrench from all connection with modern
customs would be too much 10 expect Of
'Sllon and her vOtaries) may we not
saIneT some hints by which we might
S Siou.l our present head gear into a more
SeauuIuI aud fitting form, and adapt it
IHI 10 the faces Of the fair wearers and
aS co 70 purposes of utility?
Al laGfe are many races among whom,
SoUgn they must be called nearly savage,
sae mar dressing is Of so ingenious and
permanent a nature that it serves the Dur.
pose pose o. cap or hat. Livingstone and
S.a .an Writers tell US ofpeople whose hair
aea!Iuaood, when II is scanty, Is Consid,
SsG IN deshabillc, but us It lenCthens is
SIaa1aIIy woven into peculiar forms
which are never Embossed, and onlv al
St.N age does the elaborate construction
U USeome perfect. 1t takes from five to ten
i ieI Y quote from memory to dress the
n u by that time 1t presents the an
~, psSt rance o. a cap or helmet OF close mat.
, %u taoIIc decorated with beads and birds
O.s.. and no extra protection Is neces-
Say except perhaps an occasional broad
hot ""'n 'i'o sun ID very
~ But these are not cases which would
amy come under our notice in this place,
s SOs "Gu!d they help us much in our pur-
S H.. 81 beauty. We must discuss head
u msss apart from hair dressing, and we
A1y return to the latter by and BY,
r,d tug urban Is an old institution, as old
% .UJ !. as any head gear we can find;
n N.Y. +" mas many merits. In tho first
r r@Ss, u mas that Of bringing into close
S So.S With the face some one color. or
S%i@olnatton Of colors, which at once
S SroSs character TO the whole face, and in
nv, ,SUS tease, eases improves the features. Unless
, nG ,aI'er be very course or irregular, a
S Sr'UHa w when not too heavy, usually has a
S SO.a eject. 1t requires, however. to be-
r SSs ~ with great care and grace, and the
T;,O,.nlenance should be well Studied before
, ny position Is finally fixed. Guido
,p T.E felt the peculiar charm OF The
on tOsn when he placed one upon the
' ft'S'eI, melancholy head Of Beatrice Cehci
rSSo se isa pathetic dignity in that tact
w wSiSa IS enhanced by this head dress anj
o "G'eu would certainly be impaired II any
s S.usE cap were substituted. We coul1
tiVO ~ and a better example OF au elFec